Catholic dioceses and charities across the world have raised over £110 million in 2014-15 to help more than five million people affected by crises in Syria and
The Holy See press office says the money's been spent on education, healthcare and food aid.
The money:
- Education $25m
- Food aid $30m +
- Non-food provisions $25m
- Healthcare $16m
- Accommodation $10m
Catholic bishops are organising a special seminar to refine how aid and labour is distributed in the Middle East.
Plans have been drawn up by The Pontifical Council 'Cor Unum' with the help of Catholic Relief Service, Aid to the Church in Need and Missio.
Together they have organised a seminar near Beirut, Lebanon, that will take place over the weekend.
It is thought more than twelve million people are in need of aid in Syria, and more than eight million in Iraq.
Additionally there are more than six million internally displaced people in Syria and more than three million in Iraq, and there are at least four million Syrian refugees in all of the Middle East including Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
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Article by Hannah Tooley
Hannah Tooley is a multimedia journalist for Premier.
