EU offers additional $85mln humanitarian aid to Syria

PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission announced on Sunday, May 12 the allocation of an additional 65 million euros ($84.5 million) in humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria, RIA Novosti reported.

“The additional funding will be spent inside Syria, to assist the more than four million people who have been forced to flee their homes, and in neighboring countries that have generously welcomed some 1.4 million refugees,” the European Commission said in a statement.

The funds will be spent on emergency healthcare services, and also shelter, food, water, sanitation and basic household items.

The EU has previously allocated over 300 million euros in humanitarian aid to Syria.

"Violence, insecurity and the fight for survival now overwhelm the daily lives of millions of people. Europe has and will continue to help those affected, and this new funding will provide at least some respite to the victims of this terrible conflict,” Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva was quoted as saying in the statement.