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EU steps up humanitarian aid to Syria

Xinhua, November 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

The European Commission said on Tuesday it will give over 60 million euros (about 65.4 million U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid to support Syrians displaced by conflict inside the country.

The new funding comes at a critical moment with a worsening security situation in Syria and will hopefully to help cover winter and basic needs of refugees and host communities, such as health care, clean water, shelter, rent and education, said the Commission.

"We must continue to get humanitarian aid to Syrians in need as the coming winter will bring additional hardship to the most vulnerable," said European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides in a statement. He underlined that peace is the only solution that can end the refugee crisis and also a humanitarian crisis.

The new funding for Syria follows the recent announcements of 43 million euros for Lebanon and 28 million euros to Jordan, made by the Commissioner to the respective national authorities over the first three days of November.

All in all, 133 million euros in additional humanitarian aid in 2015 will go to the three respective countries. (1 euro = 1.09 U.S. dollars) Endit