Largest ever UK disaster response for Syria crisis - Press releases - Inside Government - GOV.UK . David Cameron announces £175 million in humanitarian aid for the Syrian crisis. Prime Minister David Cameron today set out the largest single funding commitment ever made by the UK in response to a humanitarian disaster, as he announced a £175 million emergency package for the Syrian crisis. But the Prime Minister warned that the international community as a whole must now follow this lead. He called for: aid agencies to be given the unrestricted access they need to save lives in Syria a reduction in violence and a negotiated solution to the conflict the international community to follow the UK’s lead in committing to and providing long term funding a clear, UN-led focus on the most vulnerable in this crisis, particularly girls and women the UN to actively take the lead in planning and setting out a strategic, long-term response The new funding, which the Prime Minister announce