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<p>The UK supports improved access to reach populations in need across Syria. The
UK continues to use our position at the UN Security Council to call on all parties
to respect agreed ceasefires and we work closely with humanitarian partners, such
as the UN and NGOs, to press for improved humanitarian access. The UK has sent a joint
letter with six other donors to the UN leadership calling for a more effective response
to Gender Based Violence (GBV) across the whole of Syria by ensuring greater prioritisation
of critical needs, such as widows camps and more clearly articulated workplans to
address them.</p><p>The UK funds UN and NGO partners to provide food, non-food items,
water, education, healthcare, trauma and psychosocial support, safe spaces for children
and victims of GBV and other life-saving assistance to those most in need in north
west Syria. In 2021, the UK was the second largest donor to the Syria Cross-border
Humanitarian Fund (SCHF), a multi-sector, multi-donor pooled fund that has the flexibility
to respond to emergency needs. The SCHF directs support towards the urgent needs of
an estimated 2.8 million internally displaced persons in North West Syria, including
women and children in widow camps.</p>
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