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<p>UK aid continues to reach communities in North East Syria. DFID support is distributed
via a number of UN agencies and Non-Governmental Organisations, and targets those
in acute need across the North East. It balances provision of vital, life-saving supplies
such as food, water, shelter and healthcare, with helping communities recover from
life under Daesh occupation, for example, by providing grants to small businesses.
DFID has rigorous and robust checks to monitor partners’ activity and ensure aid goes
to those in acute need across the North East.</p><p>Between April and September 2019,
DFID support to Al-Hasakeh, Al-Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor governorates and provided: over
325,000 medical consultations, over 5,000 food rations; clean drinking water to over
41,000 people, access to education to over 30,000 pupils, and has helped over 5,000
people with business development.</p>
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