UN launches appeal to raise $3.19 billion to support syrians

On Thursday, the UN issued a humanitarian appeal to collect $3.19 billion to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to 10.3 million people in Syria until the end of 2025, amid a deepening funding crisis hampering the humanitarian response.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that the UN Resident Coordinator in Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, launched the "Extension of Humanitarian Response Priorities for 2025," noting that only 11% of the required funding has been secured so far, while the 2024 response plan has received just 36.6% of the needed funding; one of the lowest levels since the crisis began 14 years ago.

OCHA indicated that the extended plan focuses on supporting the most severely affected areas, classified as levels four and five in terms of severity; conditions described as "catastrophic" and on the brink of famine. The plan aims to provide urgent assistance to 8.2 million people at a cost of $2.07 billion.

Abdelmoula stated, “This extension is the first to be developed inside Syria, in cooperation with partners and local authorities, and reaffirms our continued commitment to the Syrian people.”

Syria is facing a complex humanitarian crisis, including widespread economic collapse and destroyed infrastructure, while the majority of the population lives below the poverty line, according to UN estimates.

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