▁in ▁aid ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁aid ▁organis ations ▁and ▁partners ▁including ▁United ▁Nations ▁ag encies , ▁international ▁non - g overn ment al ▁organis ations ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁The ▁aid ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁meeting ▁the ▁immediate ▁needs ▁of ▁vulner able ▁people ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁of ▁refuge es ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁including ▁Jordan , ▁Leb anon , ▁Turkey , ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Egypt . ▁Add itional ▁funds ▁have ▁been ▁allocated ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁to ▁help ▁build ▁longer - term ▁stability ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Norway ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁government ▁has ▁provided ▁ 2 . 6 5 ▁billion ▁N OK ▁( approx . ▁$ 3 3 8 . 5 ▁million ) ▁in ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁to ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁its ▁neighbor ing ▁countries ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Iran ▁Iran ▁has ▁been ▁export ing ▁between ▁ 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁fl our ▁daily , ▁by ▁sea ▁and ▁land , ▁to ▁Sy ria . ▁Only ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁Iran ▁send ▁ 3 rd ▁cons ignment ▁of ▁relief ▁aid ▁to ▁Sy ria ' s ▁Ale ppo . ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Society ▁( IR CS ), ▁Mor te za ▁Sal imi , ▁told ▁I RI B ▁that ▁the ▁ship ment ▁included ▁ 1 5