Reports | 25 05 2020
In a Telephonic Press Briefing, Hosted by the Brussels Media Hub, On February 9, 2016, to talk about the donors conference, and the role of the USA in helping Syrian people, in and outside Syria.
USAID Assistant Administrator, Paige Alexander, said that the U.S. has committed $601 million in additional humanitarian aid for Syrians, and that US is not a newcommer to the Syrian crisis but it was the largestdonor of humanitarian aid.
And more than $290 million in development assistance for education in Jordan and Lebanon, But the conflict in Syria has grown into the most complex humanitarian emergency of our time.
So we recognize that our assistance must go beyond the humanitarian need and expand opportunities for adults to work He adds: we’ve been reaching out to our partners in the region and We’ve been talking to the Turkish government and are checking to see how we can assist in providing help to our partners, to provide assistance to this new wave of refugees and independently internally displaced persons.
And about the areas under siege in Syria, he said: We were able to get into Madaya and a few other areas but unfortunately those were only one off and the assistance will only last for a short period of time.
Simon Henshaw, U.S. PrincipalDeputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, talked about the efforts done by the United States to help any refugees who are currently in Turkey, he said: Part of the pledge that we made last week includes additional funds for Turkey.
Much of our program in the region includes Turkey. We’ve been working in Turkey since the beginning of the crisis and we work with the Turkish government. And as an answer to a reporter’s question about rebuilding Syria after the war ends, he said: I would just say that unfortunately we’re not at that point yet, right now we’re focusing on dealing with the humanitarian aspects of this war.