Assistance for Syrian refugees, media release, 5 August 2012, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced Australia would increase its assistance for Syria, with a further $4 million for food, blankets and medical treatment for the more than 145,000 refugees now in camps in Jordan, Iraq, Turkey and Lebanon. Speaking from the Za'atri refugee camp on the Syrian border, Senator Carr said Senator Carr said Syria's humanitarian crisis had again escalated, with more than a million civilians homeless and more than 10,000 killed. Senator Carr said the refugee crisis was also placing severe burdens on water, food and medical services in Jordan.

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