Interim Minister of relief and Local Administration Appeals for Greater Support for Syrian Refugees

Osman Bdewi, interim Minister of Local Administration, Relief and Refugees, said that the relief work needs substantial international support as the Syrian Coalition and the interim government cannot alone cover all the costs of relief aid for Syrian refugees and the IDP. Bdewi also said that the ministry distributed 50,000 food parcels in Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, and Hama during the month of Ramadan, in addition to 2,000 in Atma camp, $500 USD to Deir Ezzor Provincial Council, $300,000 USD to each of Aleppo and Idlib Provincial Councils, $45,000 USD to dollars to Ain al-Arab, and $17,500 for the IDP of Tal Abiyad. The Ministry also approved providing $500,000 USD to Dara’a province, and $100,000 USD to Syrian refugees in Arsal, Lebanon, in addition to $150,000 USD to buy flour for the residents of rural Homs. Furthermore, the Ministry has provided equipment worth of $550,000 USD to the civil defense in Aleppo, and also paid the salaries of 300 civil defense workers in Aleppo, and 250 workers in each of Idlib and Hama, while it is working to ensure paying the salaries to the civil defense workers in Dara’a and Damascus during the next month. The Ministry also provide the Syrian cities with 440 tents, in addition to 1,000 tents in Turkey, including 100 for the temporary refugee camps for the Palestinians in the city of Kilis. The Ministry is considering to address the Syrians’ custodian in Turkey to visit the refugee camps and stand on their situation and their needs. (Source: Syrian Coalition)