Charity warns of insufficient aid funding for Syria

An international charity has warned of insufficient aid funding for Syria, saying donors need to do more to help those affected by ongoing crises in the Arab country.

Considering the scale of the conflict, the aid response in Syria and the Middle East is "critically underfunded,” Simon Starling, the head of policy and campaigns at Ireland-based Concern Worldwide, said on Thursday, WN.com reported.

"We’re still doing very basic humanitarian relief work - which is necessary but not sufficient," Starling said, adding that people’s livelihood and children’s presence at schools are among the issues that need to be focused on. He further noted that the problem is not all about money, but also about more global cooperation to end the conflict in Syria, Alalam said.

According to the UN, up to 4.5 million people live in hard-to-reach areas of Syria which has witnessed a deadly conflict. Over 260,000 people have reportedly lost their lives while millions of others have been forced to flee their homes due to the violence, Press TV reported.