Syria crisis: how does Britain's aid donation compare? Almost half of the UK's contribution is for humanitarian activities within Syria, while Jordan and Lebanon receive approximately £110 million each. Despite Turkey currently housing 571,513 Syrian refugees, five thousand fewer than Jordan, DFID funding for humanitarian activities in Turkey stands at just over £16 million, almost seven times less than the amount for Jordan. A pledge by Britain to provide schoolbooks for a generation of children in Lebanon, designed to ensure that every child aged between the ages of 6 and 15 who attends state school in the country has a set of textbooks covering key academic subjects, takes the total of Britain's contribution to just over £600 million. The cost of the school programme has not been confirmed, as the number of books needed can only be estimated, but is likely to be around £4 million. William Hague, the foreign secretary, yesterday announced the final allocation of the UK's initial £500 million - a £30 million contribution specifically to help Syrian women and children caught up in the conflict, who make up around 75 per cent of Syrian refugees receiving humanitarian aid. Of the NGOs receiving UK funding, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) receives the biggest single tranche - £150 million. The Department for International Development estimates that UK aid through the WFP has so far provided food for over 188,000 people a month across Syria. The UK has also committed £58.1 million to the United Nation's Children's Fund (UNICEF), with £45.3 million of this to countries around Syria which have taken on refugees. Estimates by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, suggest that more than half the of those displaced by the conflict in Syria are under 18, and 17 per cent are under five. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the total number of people left in need of assistance by the crisis is 9.3 million, with 6.5 million of those internally displaced inside Syria and 2.3 million in neighbouring countries. Announcing Britain's latest contribution, Greening warned that "the world cannot ignore what is happening to the Syrian people." The scale of suffering that this crisis has caused is hard to exaggerate. Women and children are vulnerable to brutal violence and some have lost everything. This time last year the number of refugees in neighbouring countries was 515,000. Now it has reached 2.4 million. Meanwhile, we are hearing deeply concerning reports from inside Syria of people dying from malnutrition. The world cannot ignore what is happening to the Syrian people. Britain is determined to play its role in helping the 11 million Syrians who continue to suffer as a result of this crisis. As the situation grows worse the international community needs to make sure the UN has the resources it needs to help these people. A similar donor conference held in Kuwait last year appealed for $1.5 billion. That figure was subsequently revised up and over the course of 2013 nation states and NGOs donated $4.4 billion (£2.7 billion), with a further $463 million (£281 million) pledged. The full list of charitable donations by nation states and NGOs is in the table below. Speaking to MPs yesterday, Hague confirmed that Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has been allocated to support the transport of Syria's chemical weapons stock. In addition to sending HMS Montrose, Britain plans to provide the US with equipment worth £2.5 million to help it destroy the chemical arsenal more quickly, he said. Hague rejected fresh calls from MPs to supply arms to the rebel forces within the country, but suggested that supplies of non-lethal equipment, which were suspended in December, could resume if the security situation improves. The fresh funding pledges come ahead of peace talks in Geneva next week. The coalition is due to hold a vote on Friday on whether to attend the talks. It is also uncertain whether representatives of the Syrian rebel forces will attend, despite pressure from the US and UK.