A look at Canadian aid to Syrian and surrounding countries, by the numbers

OTTAWA – Delegates from 70 countries met Thursday in London to raise billions in new funding to support the humanitarian crisis that has swept over the Middle East and into Europe since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war five years ago.

Here’s a look at the scope of the crisis and Canada’s relief contributions to date:

11 million: number of people displaced by the Syrian civil war.

4.59 million: Syrians registered as refugees by the United Nations.

$9 billion US: dollars the UN and regional countries say they’ll need in 2016 alone to deal with humanitarian needs.

$6 billion US: dollars pledged for 2016 by countries attending Thursday’s meeting in London.

$653.5 million: dollars the Canadian government has contributed in humanitarian assistance since 2012.

$233 million: dollars the Canadian government has contributed to support longer-term development projects.

$100 million: maximum amount the government will match in private donations to the Syrian Relief Fund by the end of February.

SOURCE: Global Affairs Canada, UNHCR, World Food Programme, The Associated Press.