Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met with EU and U.N. officials Monday before departing for Brussels where he hopes to rally international support for Lebanon in its hosting of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. The two-day conference “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region” aims to raise at least $6 billion in aid for the millions of vulnerable Syrians both inside and outside of Syria.
Hariri discussed with EU Ambassador Christina Lassen and the U.N.’s resident and humanitarian coordinator the importance of the international community increasing its support for the host communities who, at the forefront of the Syrian crisis, are hosting more than 5.6 million refugees, according to an official EU statement.
