Kuwait to Host Third Syria Donors Conference
Kuwait will host a third donors conference to raise funds for U.N. humanitarian operations in war-torn Syria, the foreign minister said on Sunday.
Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah told reporters Kuwait would host the meeting at the request of U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon but that timing was still being worked out.
The Gulf state has hosted previous such conferences in the past two years which saw pledges of around $4 billion in aid, including $800 million from Kuwait.
But U.N. humanitarian agencies have complained that many donors have not followed through on pledges, forcing them to cut assistance to millions of Syrians.
A team made up of representatives of the biggest 15 donor states will meet by the end of January to review compliance on pledges, Sheikh Sabah said.
Source: Agence France Presse
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