Syria: Overseas Aid
(asked on 21st February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the UK has provided to (a) UK organisations, (b) UN agencies, and (c) international and non-governmental organisations in Syria (i) in total and (ii) by organisation in each of the last five years.
Between financial years 2012/2013 and 2017/2018, DFID has provided £876 million to a range of partners implementing humanitarian projects in Syria. This figure excludes funding under the cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. During this period, DFID has provided £53.4 million to UK organisations, £487 million to UN agencies, £37.3 million to international organisations, and £280.4 million to international NGOs. In addition, £17.8 million has been provided for technical and in-kind assistance, and monitoring and evaluation activities. A breakdown by financial year is provided below.
By financial year
Agency Type | FY 2012/13 | FY 2013/14 | FY 2014/15 | FY 2015/16 | FY 2016/17 | FY 2017/18 | Total |
UN agencies | £28.2m | £79.5m | £70.5m | £110.7m | £119.7m | £78.5m | £487.0m |
International organisations | £3m | £5m | - | £5m | £23.4m | £1m | £37.3m |
International NGOs | £5.1m | £35.5m | £64.1m | £59m | £51.6m | £65.1m | £280.4m |
UK organisations | £2.5m | £9.7m | £14.8m | £14.2m | £12.2m | - | £53.4m |
Other funding | £1.7m | £3.9m | £2.0m | £4.3m | £2.5m | £3.2m | £17.8m |
Total | £40m | £134m | £152m | £193m | £209m | £148m | £876m |
Aside from the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross, we have agreed with our NGO partners not to disclose publicly their identity because doing so could put their staff at risk.