Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) the UN and (b) its agencies have requested any increases in UK humanitarian assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Syria or neighbouring states in 2018 to date.

The UN has been lobbying the international community to increase their humanitarian assistance, ahead of the ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ Conference in Brussels on 24-25 April. The UK made the third largest pledge at the conference, committing £450 million for 2018 and £300 million for 2019. This will help to alleviate the extreme suffering in Syria and provide vital support in neighbouring countries, including for internally displaced people and refugees.