US EditionSyria's new rulers seek aid boost at EU conference
- Turkey called on the European Union to unconditionally lift sanctions on Syria to support a "peaceful transition," according to Turkey's foreign ministry.
- The European Union hosted its ninth international conference to support Syria, where representatives of Syria's new authorities participated for the first time.
- The conference aims to bolster funds for urgent humanitarian needs, as an estimated 16.7 million people in Syria require assistance.
- Concerns remain due to recent violence that targeted the Alawite minority, despite positive steps taken by Syria's new rulers.
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For the first time after the overthrow of Assad, a donor conference for Syria took place. 5.8 billion euros were mobilised, less than in the previous year, because the US did not make any concrete commitments.
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Donors pledge 5.8 bn euros for Syria, down on last year
The EU led the way as donors on Monday pledged $5.8 billion euros in aid for Syria at a conference in Brussels -- but the call for funding to help the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster fell short of…
The EU Commission is increasing its aid commitments to 2.5 billion euros for this year and next. Sanctions will also continue to be suspended – despite the outbreak of violence against Alawites, in which militias of the new rulers were involved.
At a donor conference for the reconstruction of Syria, the EU pledged new aid of almost 2.5 billion euros. The funds should be channelled in the current and next year to Syrians who lived in the country itself and in the region, said EU Commission President von der Leyen at the meeting in Brussels.
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