€235M for Syria humanitarian funding – EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

Brussels 18.01.2025 The European Commission will provide new humanitarian support to Syrians, both inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, for an amount of €235 million for 2025. Following the collapse of the former government in Damascus, the EU is working at all levels to boost humanitarian aid delivery, including through launching Humanitarian Air Bridge flights.

Today, Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality Hadja Lahbib is visiting Syria to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to providing critical assistance to civilians. This marks the first visit of an EU Commissioner to the country since the fall of the Assad regime.

This new EU funding will provide emergency assistance, including:

Food for malnourished communities across the country.
Medical aid and essential health services.
Protection of vulnerable populations from violence and exploitation.
Shelter solutions to people displaced by conflict.
Ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Distributing cash transfers to support basic needs
Educational support to affected children
The aid is part of a larger regional humanitarian fund which supports vulnerable Syrians and host communities across the region.

Commissioner Lahbib is meeting with representatives of the transitional government as well as EU partners and Syrian civil society organisations to discuss urgent humanitarian challenges and needs. She will advocate for full respect of International Humanitarian Law and unhindered access to the whole of Syria for humanitarian partners. The Commissioner will also meet with beneficiaries of EU humanitarian aid projects.

Commissioner Lahbib will then continue her visit to the region in Jordan, where she will meet with local authorities as well as heads of UN agencies and other key humanitarian partners. She will also meet with Syrian refugees during a visit to an EU aid project.

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