More refugees and less money

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