Aid for Syrians displaced by the war and their host countries in the region.
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Delegates to a donor conference in Brussels pledged US$4.4 billion in aid for Syrians displaced by the war and their host countries in the region on Wednesday. A further $3.4 billion was pledged for 2019 and 2020. The amount for 2018 fell short of the $7 to $8 billion the UN had said was needed to assist 5.6 million Syrian refugees and 13 million people in need inside Syria. Thirty-six donors at the conference made pledges, including Britain,Germany and France. The United States had not yet submitted a pledge, noted UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock at a press conference. “In an ideal world, we would have liked to raise even more money and we do expect to receive additional funding this year,” he said. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi also invited countries present at the conference to expand resettlement programmes for Syrian refugees. “We need to stay the course and show continued support and solidarity with the Syrian people but also the host communities,” he said.
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