Thursday, February 4, 2016

$10+ billion in refugee aid pledged by donor countries. London conference: World Bank, UK, and Germany are main contributors


Donor states and organizations have pledged billions of dollars in aid to Lebanon, as part of the 'Supporting Syria and the Region' conference, held today in London.

Both UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that the conference has raised the largest amount of money ever, in one day, in response to a humanitarian crisis.

The World Bank said that it will dedicate $200 million to increase jobs in Lebanon and Jordan. It is also working on a financi...

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