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皇冠体育app British government will activate UK Aid Match for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today.

皇冠体育app DEC will see the first 拢2 million of donations from members of the public aid matched, meaning that every 拢1 donated is matched by UK aid.

Justine Greening said:

Four weeks of violence have left people in Gaza in desperate need of food, shelter and medical supplies. 皇冠体育app British people have shown immense generosity in situations like this and the UK Government will help that generosity go twice as far.

For people wanting to help civilians in Gaza caught up in this crisis, giving now means every pound they donate will buy twice as many food parcels, provide twice as many blankets and help twice as many people to get through this crisis.

皇冠体育app DEC appeal will provide immediate life-saving support to people affected by the crisis in Gaza.

皇冠体育app new 拢2 million commitment will take the UK government鈥檚 total support for the people of Gaza since the start of this crisis to 拢17 million. In addition to today鈥檚 announcement, since the beginning of the crisis Britain has released:

• a total of 拢6 million for the to pay for basics such as shelter and cooking equipment
• 拢3 million to the World Food Programme to provide emergency food for more than 300,000 people for one month
• 拢3 million for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide emergency healthcare and clean water and
• 拢3 million, which has been made available for clean water, emergency healthcare and protection of civilians through the Rapid Response Facility, which was activated on Saturday 2 August.