Canada on Monday announced 17.25 million Canadian dollars in aid to support the humanitarian situation in Syria, where nearly 70 percent of the population urgently needs assistance after 13 years of conflict.
“Canada remains deeply concerned about the dire humanitarian situation in Syria,” stated the Ministry of International Development.
The decision comes after a recent visit by Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen to the border region of Turkey and Syria following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
“Hussen reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to the people of Syria and announced 17.25 million Canadian dollars (11.97 milliondollars) in humanitarian aid to address their urgent needs,” the statement said, adding that the funds will be distributed through experienced humanitarian partners.
The funds will “help provide clean water and food, protection services, including prevention, mitigation, and response to gender-based violence, as well as sanitation, hygiene, and healthcare services.”
Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s leader for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia after anti-regime groups took control of Damascus on December 8th, ending his family’s decades-long rule.
The takeover occurred after fighters from the Hay‘at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group captured key cities in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks. The new administration, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, has now assumed governance.
