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Syria - two years of humanitarian need

Secretary of State for International Development statement on two years on from the start of the conflict in Syria

From:
Department for International Development and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Justine Greening
Published
15 March 2013
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Two years on from the start of the conflict in Syria, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:

皇冠体育app brutal conflict in Syria has now lasted two years and claimed the lives of over 70,000 people. 皇冠体育app UK has led the international humanitarian response, committing 拢140 million for medical aid, shelter, blankets, food and clean drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people caught up in the crisis.

皇冠体育app international community must now honour the funding promises it鈥檚 made and all parties to the conflict must give humanitarian agencies the safe access they need throughout Syria in order to save lives. I urge all countries to support a UN-led approach to resolve the humanitarian crisis.

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Published 15 March 2013