Top donor countries pledged Wednesday to devise new strategies and discuss long-term humanitarian assistance for the Syrian crisis during their 12th meeting, held in Beirut. The gathering comes on the heels of a U.S. decision to drastically cut its aid to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, announced on Jan. 16.
“I am ... very concerned by the funding cuts to UNRWA, which could have a devastating effect on Palestine refugees,” Philippe Lazzarini, U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator, said during the opening remarks of the 12th Syria Top Donors Group meeting, held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Beirut.
