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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>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>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 we are supporting all our partners to respond to this humanitarian crisis.</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.</p>
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