The trade and development minister, Mogens Jensen (S), has revealed that Denmark will distribute 60 million kroner to the victims of the Syrian conflict.
The money will go to six Danish aid organisations working in Syria and in neighbouring countries as part of the massive relief efforts aiding the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the war-torn nation.
“We mustn’t forget the horrors in Syria and the situation for the 9.3 million people who need aid,” Jensen said in a press release.
“It’s miserable when one reads about a desperate Syrian woman setting herself on fire in front of her four children because she can’t get aid delivered.”
The latest aid package to Syria puts Denmark 10 million kroner above the 200 million kroner that was pledged at the international donor conference in Kuwait earlier this year.
“With this aid Denmark exceeds what we had pledged to deliver in Kuwait and I urge other nations to do the same,” Jensen said.
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Difficult to gain access
The latest aid instalment comes after member states discussed the UN secretary general’s status report at the UN Security Council meeting on Friday concerning humanitarian aid access in Syria.
The report found that it is still extremely difficult to get the aid to those in need, and that the problems are largely due to the Syrian government not allowing the aid convoys to cross the Syrian border.
The 60 million kroner will, among other things, allow the Danish aid organisations to deliver insulin to 10,000 diabetics, health equipment for the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp, sterilised equipment, food and other basic necessities.
The money will be distributed among six organisations: the Red Cross, Dansk Flygtningehjælp, Red Barnet, Folkekirkens Nødhjælp, Caritas Danmark and ADRA.
