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Syria donor conference raises $6.4B, far short of UN target

Of the more than $6 billion raised during the pledging conference, $4.4 billion is set aside for this year.
Haranbush camp for displaced Syrians in Idlib

Donor countries on Tuesday raised $6.4 billion to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Syria, far below the United Nations’ target of $10 billion. 

Ahead of the donor conference, the UN had warned the needs in Syria are greater than at any point in the 10-year civil war. An estimated 13.4 million people — two in every three Syrians — are in need of humanitarian assistance. 

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