US pledges $890 m to Syria aid effort

Published on: 

The United States added another $890 million (just under 800 million euros) to the Syrian humanitarian aid effort on Thursday, pledging increased support for refugee aid. Addressing a summit of donor nations in london, Kerry said that $600 million in new funding would go on urgent aid to refugees and beleaguered populations in and around Syria.

Another $290 million will go on development assistance for schooling for refugee children in Jordan and lebanon.

Daily Pioneer
dailypioneer.com