Turkey: Rome gives €250,000 to UN appeal for Syrian refugees
last update: September 13, 17:29
Rome, 13 Sept. (AKI) - The Italian foreign ministry has donated 250,000 euros to a UN appeal to help over 80,000 Syrian refugees who have fled to Turkey as the conflict between rebels and Syria's authoritarian government worsens.
Nearly 2.5 million people need help within Syria while 230,000 have taken refuge in neighbouring countries amid the 18-month conflict which has escalated into a civil war in which over 20,000 people have died, according to the UN.
"The funds will help the Turkish authorities take in the growing flow of Syrian refugees, and show Italy’s continuing commitment in responding to the dramatic humanitarian emergency caused by the crisis in Syria," the ministry said in a press release.
Italy's foreign minister Giulio Terzi on Saturday met UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, who earlier in the month appealed to nations to increase their efforts to help the victims of the violence in Syria..
At the end of August, Italy's overseas aid body, Italian Development Cooperation organised a humanitarian flight with 30 tons of aid supplies and equipment to build four new reception camps in Turkey, the foreign ministry said.
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