Washington: United States (US) Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Tuesday announced more than $596 million in new humanitarian assistance to respond to the Syrian crisis.
The announcement was made at the fifth Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region.
This funding brings the total U.S. government humanitarian assistance to nearly $13 billion since the start of the decade-long crisis, including nearly $141 million in support of the covid-19 pandemic response in Syria and the region.
According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US assistance will benefit many of the estimated 13.4 million Syrians inside Syria in need of humanitarian assistance, as well as 5.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt.
"We offer support to alleviate the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable people because it aligns with our values as a nation and with our national interests," said the Secretray of State in a press release on Tuesday.
"We urge other donors to support the Syrian people by increasing their contributions to these efforts," he stated.
The Syrian people have faced innumerable atrocities, including Assad regime and Russian airstrikes, forced disappearances, ISIS brutality, and chemical weapons attacks.
Furthermore, systemic corruption and economic mismanagement have exacerbated the dire humanitarian crisis, which has been further compounded by the challenge of covid-19.
Along with its allies and partners, the US supports UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen’s efforts to achieve a political settlement and permanent resolution to the Syrian conflict as outlined in UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
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