On Wednesday (January 30^th), the Mongolia government decided to send 103 million Mongolian tugriks ($40,000) in humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Syria.

According to Gandulam, the aid is to take the form of blankets, mattresses, school supplies, first aid kits and other necessities.  Delivery of this aid to Syria will he handled by the Mongolian Red Cross and other appropriate bodies.

According to the UNCF (United Nations Children’s Fund), there are 5.5 million Syrian children in need of humanitarian aid.