People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Syria
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Syria
Syrians Displaced to Neighboring Countries
The United States is committed to helping the innocent children, women, and men affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria.
6.8 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance, and over 1.6 million people have fled to the neighboring countries.
On August 7, President Barack Obama announced more than $195 million in additional USG humanitarian assistance to help feed, shelter, and provide medical care for children, women, and men affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria. The United States remains the single-largest contributor of humanitarian assistance for the Syrian people, and this new contribution brings total U.S. humanitarian assistance for the crisis in Syria to to more than $1 billion.
This $195 million in additional humanitarian aid from the United States will increase food aid, medical care, clean water, and provide shelter and other relief supplies for families suffering in Syria and neighboring countries. In addition, the United States is increasing support for activities to protect especially vulnerable populations—including women, children, and the elderly—and improving sanitation and hygiene to help prevent the spread of water-borne illness.
The United States is now providing aid to 3.2 million people in Syria across all 14 governorates and continues to work through all possible channels to deliver aid to those in need in Syria, including through the United Nations, international and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and local Syrian organizations.
USAID/OFDA | $208,811,613 |
USAID/FFP | $312,783,482 |
State/PRM | $488,759,482 |
Total U.S. Government (USG) Assistance to the Syria Humanitarian Response | $1,010,354,195 |
*These figures are current as of August 7, 2013
On August 7, President Barack Obama announced more than $195 million in additional USG humanitarian assistance for the Syria response, bringing total USG humanitarian assistance for the Syria crisis to more than $1 billion since the conflict began. The new funding includes $156 million through U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to support food, health care, psychosocial support, gender-based violence (GBV) response services, the distribution of relief supplies, and other assistance inside Syria. The remaining $40.7 million will support food assistance, including food vouchers, in-kind rations, and ready-to-eat meals where necessary, for refugees in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt.
On July 23, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah each met with leaders of several U.N. agencies and other international humanitarian organizations. Both the Secretary and Administrator reinforced the unwavering U.S. commitment to addressing the Syria humanitarian crisis. The meetings provided an opportunity to discuss ways to address challenges in delivering aid and to focus attention on the need to increase regional stabilization and development programs.
On July 25, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated that the Syria conflict has killed more than 100,000 people. The Secretary-General, who made the remarks prior to talks with Secretary Kerry, urged the convening of a peace conference. Both leaders stressed that the conflict has no military solution and can only be resolved through political means.
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