Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, the German government through the Federal Foreign Office (FFO) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has assisted the crisis-affected Syrian peo…
ple in the whole of Syria ranging from humanitarian assistance to resilience/ early recovery programming and stabilization efforts. Project activities funded by the German government in Syria observe clear "red lines" defined by the FFO, neither benefiting designated terrorist entities, the Syrian r
egime nor other armed actors and their partners. In the current situation, presence and project visits of German governmental staff in the project areas inside Syria are generally not possible. Since 2017, FFO commissions a Third-Party Moni