Council scales up humanitarian assistance for Syria

Council of the

European Union

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Brussels, 29 July 2014

Council scales up humanitarian assistance for Syria

In reaction to the continuing deterioration of the situation in Syria, the Council today approved 1 the

increase of humanitarian and development assistance.

The Council backed a Commission proposal (12055/14) to increase humanitarian assistance by

50 million €, bringing the total humanitarian support for Syria to 150 million € in 2014. This is to

address the most pressing needs of the most vulnerable persons inside Syria and in the neighbour

countries. The additional support is notably aimed at helping health care services, providing

medicines and scaling up water supply.

The Council also approved a Commission proposal (12056/14) to increase development

assistance in order to address the more medium-term needs in neighbouring countries, dealing

with the unprecedented flow of refugees. 125 million € in commitments are made available in

addition to the 75 million € already made available under the European Neighbourhood Instrument

(ENI), bringing the total development aid support from ENI to 200 million € in 2014.

The Syrian conflict has caused the world's largest humanitarian crisis, in terms of the number of

people affected and in need of assistance. With the conflict entering its fourth year, around

9.3 million people inside the country and further 2.8 million refugees are currently in need of vital

assistance.

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The decision was taken by written procedure.

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بيان صحفي من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي يعلن زيادة المساعدات الإنسانية لسورية بخمسين مليون يورو ليصل الدعم الإنساني إلى 150 مليون يورو.