It said on Tuesday that Turkey and Syria will each receive 400,000, with the remaining 200,000 given to support the humanitarian activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC), which is working with Syrian Arab Red Crescent to help affected communities, including providing emergency relief and livelihood support.
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