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<p>The UK continues to support the most vulnerable Syrian refugees across the region,
including with health and wellbeing needs, spending over £1.2 billion since 2012 to
support the over 5.6 million refugees across Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.</p><p>
</p><p>DFID is providing support to those refugees worst affected by adverse weather
conditions this winter, including cash transfers to over 50,000 of the most vulnerable
Syrian refugees across Lebanon. This has supported refugees in areas most affected
by winter storms, allowing them to prepare for adverse weather conditions by buying
fuel, warm clothing and insulation for their homes. DFID is also the leading contributor
to the Start Fund, which has disbursed over £300,000 so far in response to the flooding
in Lebanon this winter. Since 2017, our partnership with Save the Children in Lebanon
has included improvements to 67 flood-prone refugee settlements, mitigating the impact
of the recent storm in many sites. In Iraq, DFID provides central funding to UNHCR
who provide heaters, high thermal blankets and plastic sheeting to Syrian refugees.</p>
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