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<p>We are gravely concerned about escalating Syrian Regime and Russian military action
and its humanitarian impact in Idlib. As of 6 February, the UN reports that 586,000
people have been displaced since 1 December 2019 and many more are at risk of imminent
further displacement.</p><p> </p><p>This financial year DFID has already allocated
£103 million to organisations delivering aid cross-border from Turkey primarily into
North West Syria, including Idlib. This has helped to provide hundreds of thousands
of vulnerable people with food, clean water, shelter, and healthcare including psychosocial
support.</p><p> </p><p>Given the rapidly deteriorating conditions in North West Syria,
we have put options in place to increase our funding further to address the pressing
needs of those displaced by the conflict. We have provided funding to response partners
including the UN to preposition essential supplies to support innocent families and
civilians displaced by conflict and are supporting all our partners to respond to
this humanitarian crisis.</p><p> </p><p>I visited Turkey on 5-6 February and discussed
the crisis in North West Syria with UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs, as well as
with Turkish authorities. DFID partners on the ground are working tirelessly to provide
aid to those affected by the military offensive. We continue to provide education
assistance and support healthcare facilities affected by the recent violence.</p>
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