Department for International Development Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, writing on the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Originally published in The Muslim Weekly, 9 August 2013. "I know Muslims all over the UK will have spent the month of Ramadan fasting, so I would like to take the chance to wish ‘Eid Mubarak’ to everyone celebrating this weekend. Ramadan is a time of reflection, when Muslims think of those less fortunate than themselves the world over. I’m sure many of you will have been thinking, in particular, of the suffering of those caught up in the Syria crisis, with many zakat donations going to help Syrians in need.... Since the start of the fighting, the UK has been at the forefront of the humanitarian response. Our funding has helped to provide food, water, medicine and shelter to hundreds of thousands of people. Just over a month ago, David Cameron stood up at the meeting of G8 leaders in Ireland and announced that the UK will be providing a further £175 million for the Syrian crisis. That is the largest single funding commitment ever made by the UK in response to a humanitarian disaster. It more than doubled our funding, bringing the UK’s total commitment to £348 million. This is the UK’s biggest response to a single humanitarian crisis..." Read the full text by clicking the link below.
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