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Trump administration under fire for not contributing to Syria donors conference
Source: The Guardian
Trump administration under fire for not contributing to Syria donors conference
While the conference fell $5bn short of the UN target, the state department said the US remained the biggest funder of humanitarian efforts
Julian Borger in Washington
Thu 26 Apr 2018 22.46 BST
The Trump administration is under fire for contributing nothing to a Syria donors conference, helping lead to a $5bn shortfall in a UN fund for Syrian civilians in need inside the country and in refugee camps around the region.
The unprecedented US failure to contribute anything to the Syria humanitarian fund came soon after Donald Trump called for a rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country, and for wealthy countries in the region to bear more of the financial burden of the Syrian crisis.
The US state department said that the US remained the biggest funder of humanitarian efforts over the seven years of the Syrian conflict, with nearly $8bn in total contributions, and will contribute to provide funds.
“The United States is committed to being a global leader in providing humanitarian assistance to people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution around the world,” a state department spokesperson said. “We urge other donors to also step forward to contribute to commit additional resources to this response. The United States has always provided humanitarian assistance in tranches as it is prepared, matched up with programs and partners.”
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While the conference fell $5bn short of the UN target, the state department said the US remained the biggest funder of humanitarian efforts
Julian Borger in Washington
Thu 26 Apr 2018 22.46 BST
The Trump administration is under fire for contributing nothing to a Syria donors conference, helping lead to a $5bn shortfall in a UN fund for Syrian civilians in need inside the country and in refugee camps around the region.
The unprecedented US failure to contribute anything to the Syria humanitarian fund came soon after Donald Trump called for a rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country, and for wealthy countries in the region to bear more of the financial burden of the Syrian crisis.
The US state department said that the US remained the biggest funder of humanitarian efforts over the seven years of the Syrian conflict, with nearly $8bn in total contributions, and will contribute to provide funds.
“The United States is committed to being a global leader in providing humanitarian assistance to people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution around the world,” a state department spokesperson said. “We urge other donors to also step forward to contribute to commit additional resources to this response. The United States has always provided humanitarian assistance in tranches as it is prepared, matched up with programs and partners.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/26/un-syria-donors-conference-trump-under-fire
