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International Development Secretary Justine Greening said:
It바카라 사이트™s shocking that there are now 2 million Syrian refugees. The number has doubled in the last 6 months alone.
Neighbouring countries who have accepted these refugees have shown huge generosity but also shouldered huge burdens. Britain has given its largest ever response to a humanitarian crisis. The international community must follow this lead and provide the long term support needed for host countries to cope.
The UK is responding accordingly, with British support providing:
- food for over 285,000 people every month
- clean drinking water for almost 1 million people
- almost 300,000 medical consultations
- and over 300,000 relief items such as blankets and kitchen sets
Within Syria, more than 4 million people have had to flee their homes, while more than 100,000 people have been killed. Syria now has more displaced people than any other country with around a third of its population forced from their homes.
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For all news on how the UK government is responding to events in and around Syria, please visit: UK and Syria