Humanitarian aid efforts in the Middle East will receive funding
of £250,000 in response to a Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)
Appeal.
DEC, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) and Mercy
Corps will use the funding to support humanitarian activities as
the situation in the region continues to deteriorate.
£200,000 will contribute to a fund shared between DEC's 15 member
organisations helping to provide food, water, medical assistance
and shelter to displaced people in the region. SCIAF and Mercy
Corps will each receive £25,000 to support aid activities.
First Minister said:
“Thousands of innocent people have been killed in the crisis in
the Middle East, with millions more displaced and left without
certainty about how to access to shelter, food, clean water and
medical care.
“The humanitarian crisis in the Middle East continues to deepen
and spread, and an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation of
conflict is needed to prevent more innocent lives being lost and
bring an end to the unimaginable suffering this conflict has
caused.
“Urgent humanitarian aid must be provided to all those who need
it, and this contribution from the Scottish Government will
assist the Disasters Emergency Committee, SCIAF and Mercy Corps
in ensuring it reaches as many people as possible. Members of the
public can also pledge support and make donations to the DEC
Appeal in a variety of ways and I would urge everyone to consider
donating if they are in a position to do so.”
Background
The DEC appeal for the Middle East will launch on 17 October
2024. Details are available on the DEC website for how to
donate to the Appeal.
Humanitarian response -
International development - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
