UK pledges £21m in aid over Syria
13:45, 26 January 2013
LONDON. January 26. KAZINFORM The UK is to provide £21m in new humanitarian aid for people caught up in the crisis in Syria, the government has said.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said the aid would "help deliver life-saving winter clothing, food and medicine".
Ms Greening is visiting Jordan where Syrian refugees are arriving in unprecedented numbers.
The extra funding means the UK has now provided £89.5m in aid for Syria.
On Friday, a UN official infotrmed there had been a huge leap in the numbers of Syrian refugees entering the country, which was putting a considerable strain on resources.
According to BBC, some 6,400 Syrians have arrived at the main refugee camp in Jordan in the last 24 hours alone, fleeing the continuing fighting a well as food and fuel shortages, according to the UN.
The UN described the flow of people as "absolutely dramatic".
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