€30 million more from EU funds to help people affected by the Syrian crisis
The European Commission announced the allocation of €30 million to help people affected by the Syrian crisis, bringing its total contribution to over €126 million. The new financial contribution will cover health care for the wounded and others in need of emergency treatment, shelter, food, water, sanitation and household items.
The European Commission will allocate additional humanitarian funding of €30 million to help approximately 2 million people in Syria, and a considerable number of the more than 474,000 Syrians who have fled across the borders. This additional funding will bring its total contribution to over €126 million. In June 2012, the Commission also announced that €23 million was provided by the Commission to help Syrian population.
The Commission also announced that the new financial contribution will cover health care for the wounded and others in need of emergency treatment, shelter, food, water, sanitation and household items. The aid will be implemented by the Commission's humanitarian partners including UN agencies, the Red Cross/Red Crescent family and International Non-Government Organisations.
The humanitarian situation has deteriorated dramatically in the last weeks as violence has intensified and fighting has continued to spread throughout the entire country. Emergency needs as medical and food assistance, shelter and winterization have increased in the country. By UN estimates, at least 1,200,000 have been internally displaced in Syria. There are now over 474,000 refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and North Africa. Every day of violence adds to these numbers.