EU strengthens its Syria crisis response through additional funding to UNICEF

Background and further information:

The allocation of additional funding renewed the effort to provide critical education and protection services to Syrian refugee and host community children in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, so that they can attend school and learn.

This latest contribution brings the total funding from the EU Trust Fund for UNICEF's work on the Syria crisis response to nearly €200 million.

The European Commission and UNICEF signed on 19 September 2017 an additional €90 million support funding from the EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis, enabling UNICEF to provide critical services and support to Syrian refugee and host community children and young people across the region.