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<p>To date the UK is providing £141.1 million in humanitarian aid to assist people affected by the crisis in Syria and the region. This funding is channelled through humanitarian partners, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations</p><p><?notus-xml column=1103?></p><p>and humanitarian agencies operating on the ground in Syria. As well as providing support within Syria, we are targeting communities in neighbouring countries so that they are able to continue their generous efforts in hosting refugees.</p><p>£84.2 million of UK assistance is directed to Syria; £26.1 million to Jordan; £19.5 million to Lebanon; £6.3 million to Turkey; and £2.4 million to Iraq. A further £2.6 million is provided for the region as a whole, and used by humanitarian organisations to fill urgent funding gaps. In Syria and across the region, UK Aid is funding food for more than 147,000 people, drinking water for more than 76,000 people, and more than 178,000 medical consultations.</p> |