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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 2, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Arab NGOs pledge more than $260m in Syrian aid
More than $260 million (NIS 944 million) is pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha involving the UN and 25 Arab NGOs from across the region.
Attending the conference is the Qatar Red Crescent, several organizations from the Gulf Cooperation Council and charities from Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.
Qatari state media says the total number of pledges stands at $262 million (NIS 951 million).
The meeting comes ahead of a European Union two-day conference on war-torn Syria later this week in Belgium.
Syrian families at the Zaatari refugee camp, on the Jordanian border with war-ravaged Syria on March 28, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
