On Friday 13 December, the European Union announced the implementation of an airlift to Syria to provide emergency healthcare and other essential supplies, mobilising several stocks located in the region.
“We have increased our humanitarian funding for this year to over €160 million. We are also launching a humanitarian airlift carrying vital supplies such as food, medicines and shelter”, said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The EU-funded aid flights...