5.6 billion for Syrian refugees

brussels - The donor countries on the refugee issue in Syria Wednesday gathered together $ 6 billion (5.6 billion euros) pledged support for 2017. That is EU Commissioner Christos Stylianides said after the summit on behalf of the largest lender which 1.3 billion contributes dollar.

The sum granted, not all new money comes close to what the United Nations believe that this year is necessary for humanitarian assistance in Syria and Syrian citizens who have gone abroad for fear of war. The UN estimates it at $ 8 billion.

Germany set himself up as the main sponsor individual among the seventy participants. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that the Federal Republic in the coming years totaling 1.169 billion earmarked for Syria. Voice is also about rebuilding the war-torn country but facing an end of the war is not there. That proved the last poison gas attack in the province of Idlib once more. 'However, our goal remains a political solution,' said Stylianides.