Turkey provided nearly 26 percent of all global humanitarian aid in 2019, according to data compiled by international development group
Turkey spent $7.6 billion in humanitarian assistance last year, while global humanitarian aid totalled $29.6 billion in 2019. It spent the most on humanitarian assistance in the three years dating back to 2017, according to the Development Initiative's Turkey spent $7.6 billion in humanitarian assistance last year, while global humanitarian aid totaled $29.6 billion in 2019, down from $31.2 billion in 2018.
Last year, the number of displaced people increased to 79.5 million, increasing 8 percent or 6.1 million on a yearly basis, the report showed. While humanitarian aid to Yemen increased 145 percent year-on-year in 2019, it decreased in the other four countries.Multilateral organisations transported $15.6 billion in aid, while $4.1 billion went through non-governmental organisations and $3.1 billion through the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movements.
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