I appreciate that very much, Madam Chair.
With CIDA support, the Red Cross has distributed food and other essential items to 350,000 people and is providing emergency assistance and medical care for the wounded.
The Syrian Red Crescent Society has been able to distribute essentials to more than 60,000 people. The United Nations World Food Programme has provided food assistance to 235,000 people, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is assisting over 73,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, all with the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency.