21 December 2012
The crisis in Syria is gravely concerning. Hundreds of people are being killed or wounded every day and millions have been forced to flee.
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Gallery: See how British aid is helping in Syria and beyond its borders
Britain was one of the first to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis in Syria, providing vital food, medical care, shelter and other essential support to over a hundred thousand people affected by the fighting in the country and to refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq.
In Syria, UK aid has already delivered:
In neighbouring countries, British support provided:
The UK remains at the forefront of international efforts to support an effective response, led by the United Nations.
Map: See what UK aid has been delivered and where (Click to view)
The easiest and most effective way you can help is to donate to our partners:
British Red CrossIslamic ReliefSave the ChildrenUNICEF
Hear from our staff working on the ground to help coordinate UK aid
Eyewitness (Dec 2012):
DFID Humanitarian Advisor Philip Upson reports from the Syrian refugee camps in Turkey where winter is setting in and making life harder for the tens of thousands who have fled the violence in Syria.
Podcast: Our humanitarian adviser Liz Hughes in Jordan (Nov 2012)
Podcast: Aid expert Neil Barry reports from Syria's border (Sept 2012)
Map: Refugee flows from Syria. Source: UNHCR, DFID (Click to view)
Britain will help provide food, clean water, medical aid and shelter for hundreds of thousands of people affected by the fighting in Syria.
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Prime Minister David Cameron pledges new emergency support for Syrians facing a winter of continued fighting.
New British support will provide those who fled the fighting and found refuge in Turkey with essential supplies to survive freezing temperatures in the camps.
Britain will provide urgent support to the United Nations to get humanitarian help - including water and education - to 250,000 children who were forced to flee the fighting.
Britain will quadruple its assistance to help tens of thousands more refugees fleeing worsening fighting in Syria, International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced today as he visited the new Za'atri tented refugee camp in Jordan, on the Syrian border.
Britain is to double support to help those caught up in the ongoing violence in Syria, Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said today. This includes help for those within Syria, as well as refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries.
The humanitarian situation in Syria risks deteriorating significantly in the weeks and months ahead unless there is an immediate end to ongoing violence, Development Minister Alan Duncan warned today. Mr Duncan became the first British Minister to visit the Syria-Jordan border since the unrest began last year. He went to visit a refugee centre where he spoke to families who had fled some of the worst affected parts of Syria.
Britain will help hospitals provide trauma surgery for hundreds of Syrians injured in the conflict and medical care for thousands more. The support will also help provide refugees in neighbouring Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon get food, clean water, shelter, electricity and healthcare.
Britain will provide new funding to the United Nations to help make food available for up to 1.7 million people caught up in the ongoing violence in Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced whilst in the US. The extra support will also go towards providing vitally needed medical support and basic health care for those affected by the conflict.
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A woman cries as she recounts her flight from Syria, at a refugee camp in Turkey. Photograph: Tim Dirven/Panos
Aid getting through to those in need inside Syria. Picture: Abeer Etefa/WFP