Wiadomość została wysłana.
The Commission made the announcement on Friday, adding that it would also increase humanitarian funding to the war-torn nation, which now faces an uncertain future after the decades-long Assad dictatorship was overthrown last week.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The collapse of the Assad regime offers new hope for the Syrian people. But this moment of change also carries risks and brings hardship. With the situation on the ground so volatile, our help to the people of Syria is ever more important.
“This is why we have increased our humanitarian funding for this year, to more than €160 million. We are also launching a humanitarian air bridge carrying vital supplies, such as food, medicines and shelter items…We stand with the people of Syria,” she added.
The EU executive said that it would transport almost 100 tons of health, education and shelter supplies to Syria in the coming days.
The shipments are due to enter Syria through neighboring Turkey, with Unicef and the World Health Organization assisting with distribution.
The European Union has also earmarked an additional €4 million in aid, bringing total humanitarian support for Syria up to €163 million in 2024.
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power on December 8 after opposition rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured the Syrian capital of Damascus, bringing an end to more than 53 years of the Assad family's authoritarian rule over Syria.
A caretaker government has been set up by HTS to oversee the transition of power, leaving Syrians at home and millions of refugees abroad hopeful yet deeply uncertain about their country's future.
The European Commission said that across 13 years of civil war, the EU and its member states delivered more than €33.3 billion in humanitarian assistance to support Syrians.
