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Donors face $10bn aid appeal at Syria conference

By AFP
March 31, 2021

Brussels: International donors met by video conference on Tuesday to raise desperately needed funds for war-torn Syria and refugees in neighbouring countries, with the UN calling for $10 billion in aid. "For ten years, Syrians have endured death, destruction, displacement and deprivation," United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a video message.