CommunicationPublished on 30 March 2021

10 years of the conflict in Syria: Switzerland commits to peace and helps with 60 million of francs

Bern — Switzerland remains fully committed to the search for a political solution to the Syrian conflict. The decade-long war has left Syria and the region facing a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions. On 30 March, the Fifth EU–UN Conference on Syria took place in Brussels. At the meeting, Deputy State Secretary Johannes Matyassy announced that Switzerland will provide the Syrian people in Syria and the region with CHF 60 million in aid.

Syria – a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented proportions. On the outskirts of Damascus, Syrian men sift through the rubble of a building destroyed in an air strike. — © Keystone

Humanitarian aid must continue, while adapting to current realities.

Johannes Matyassy, Deputy State Secretary, speaking at the Fifth Brussels Conference on Syria, held on 30 March 2021 and co-chaired by the EU and the UN

We will not spare any effort in helping to set Syria back on a path towards peace.

Johannes Matyassy, Deputy State Secretary