UN figures show that the five-year-old war has so far displaced more than 11 million Syrians and that multi-billion-dollar aid appeals have routinely been underfunded.
FUNDING GAPS
2013
Total appeal $4.39 billion (Dh16.12 billion)
70% funded
2014
Total appeal $6 billion
56% funded
2015
Total appeal $7.2 billion
52% funded
2016
Total appeal $8.96 billion
6.6m
Syrians internally displaced in their homeland
4.6m
Syrians registered as refugees in host countries
50
Syrian families displaced every hour every day
13.5m
Syrians inside Syria requiring humanitarian aid
6m
Children inside Syria requiring humanitarian aid
70%
Syrians are without regular access to drinking water
2m
Children living in Syria are out of school
