Europe increases its humanitarian aid for the Syrian population

(B2) The European Union will increase its humanitarian aid for Syria. The announcement was made on the occasion of the third international donors' conference for Syria held on Tuesday (31 March) in Kuwait.

1,1 billion euros

Together, the European Commission and the Member States have thus committed to disbursing 1.1 billion euros. That is double the envelope promised by the European Union at last year's conference (Europe alone provided 1/3 of the requested budget). Of this sum, around half (500 million euros) comes from the EU budget. Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, the EU and its Member States have released 3,35 billion euros.

Still a dramatic toll

The results of this conflict are always more and more dramatic. Nearly 4 million refugees (mainly Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey) and more than 12 million people need urgent humanitarian aid on Syrian territory alone. That is more than half of the Syrian population and an increase of 30% in the space of one year!

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