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Last updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:14 PM
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (C), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attend the opening session of the Syrian Donors Conference at Bayan Palace Liberation Hall in Kuwait City on Wednesday. – Reuters
KUWAIT – Saudi Arabia has increased its humanitarian aid for the Syrian people by $60 million to reach a total of $250 million, Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf told the second donors conference for the Syrian people here on Wednesday.
Al-Assaf said Saudi Arabia has been keen on offering all kinds of support for the Syrian refugees, reaching a total of $448 million in addition to the increase that was announced on Wednesday.
He praised the role of Kuwait in hosting the conference as well as its relentless support for the Syrian people.
Western and Gulf Arab nations pledged $1.4 billion for United Nations aid efforts in Syria, where an almost three-year-old civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced.
The pledge arose from an appeal for $6.5 billion launched last month that is the largest in UN history. The world body estimates that the conflict has reversed development gains in Syria by 35 years, with half its people now living in poverty.
But only 70 percent of $1.5 billion pledged at a similar meeting last year has reached UN coffers, hinting at donor fatigue with no end to the bloodshed on the horizon.
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah promised $500 million in fresh assistance, while the United States announced a contribution of $380 million.
Qatar pledged $60 million. The European Union pledged $225 million and Britain $165 million.
The $1.5 billion promised via the United Nations at a similar meeting last year in Kuwait was used in Syria and surrounding countries to provide food rations, medicine, drinking water and shelters. — Agencies
Saudi Gazette - Saudi Arabia increases aid for Syrian people to $250m
Great gesture and very much needed.
@Arabian Legend @Yzd Khalifa @BLACKEAGLE @JUBA @Bubblegum Crisis @Awadd @Full Moon etc.
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah (C), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attend the opening session of the Syrian Donors Conference at Bayan Palace Liberation Hall in Kuwait City on Wednesday. – Reuters
KUWAIT – Saudi Arabia has increased its humanitarian aid for the Syrian people by $60 million to reach a total of $250 million, Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf told the second donors conference for the Syrian people here on Wednesday.
Al-Assaf said Saudi Arabia has been keen on offering all kinds of support for the Syrian refugees, reaching a total of $448 million in addition to the increase that was announced on Wednesday.
He praised the role of Kuwait in hosting the conference as well as its relentless support for the Syrian people.
Western and Gulf Arab nations pledged $1.4 billion for United Nations aid efforts in Syria, where an almost three-year-old civil war has left millions of people hungry, ailing or displaced.
The pledge arose from an appeal for $6.5 billion launched last month that is the largest in UN history. The world body estimates that the conflict has reversed development gains in Syria by 35 years, with half its people now living in poverty.
But only 70 percent of $1.5 billion pledged at a similar meeting last year has reached UN coffers, hinting at donor fatigue with no end to the bloodshed on the horizon.
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah promised $500 million in fresh assistance, while the United States announced a contribution of $380 million.
Qatar pledged $60 million. The European Union pledged $225 million and Britain $165 million.
The $1.5 billion promised via the United Nations at a similar meeting last year in Kuwait was used in Syria and surrounding countries to provide food rations, medicine, drinking water and shelters. — Agencies
Saudi Gazette - Saudi Arabia increases aid for Syrian people to $250m
Great gesture and very much needed.
@Arabian Legend @Yzd Khalifa @BLACKEAGLE @JUBA @Bubblegum Crisis @Awadd @Full Moon etc.
