France will also send Turkey “in the coming hours 50,000 diphtheria and tetanus vaccines for the affected populations”
France announced today that it will grant €12 million in emergency aid to the Syrian population following the earthquake that hit the country.
The aid will be distributed “in coordination with non-governmental organizations and the United Nations, in all the areas affected by the earthquakes,” said Francois Delma, a spokesman for the French foreign ministry, clarifying that this does not change the “political approach”. of France against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Of the 12 million, five will be released to the United Nations Cross-border Humanitarian Fund (SCHF), five million will go “to French and international NGOs working in emergency interventions in the fields of health, housing, water , of hygiene and food security,” said François Delmas.
In addition, a contribution of two million euros is being “considered” in the context of planned food aid to cover the emergency food needs of the Syrian population.
As for Turkey, which was the epicenter of the earthquake, France will send “in the coming hours 50,000 diphtheria and tetanus vaccines offered by the Sanofi foundation and the Tulipe association for the affected populations.”
France will also support “the efforts of the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent” with 500,000 euros, the French foreign ministry spokesman also said.
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