ANKARA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand donated around 900,000 U.S. dollars to establish a new school for Syrian children refugees in southeastern Turkey, reported the state-run Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.
The grant will be used to construct a 23-classroom school in Turkey's Sanliurfa province, part of New Zealand's humanitarian aid program, said New Zealand Ambassador to Turkey Jonathan Andrew Curr in a letter published in Turkey's official Gazette.
The funds will also be used to equip schools with writing boards, chairs, desks, heating and cooling systems, as well as landscape design.
Turkey hosts nearly three million "registered" Syrians, according to the 2016 report by the Turkish Directorate General of Migration Management.
This number accounts for around 45 percent of all Syrian refugees in the region, according to the United Nations.
Turkey, currently facing the challenging refugees' move from camps to cities, has repeatedly called on the international community to address the refugees' humanitarian needs.
