聯合國爲敘利亞及其周邊國家人道籌款44億美元
International donors have pledged $4.4 billion dollars in humanitarian aid for Syria and neighboring countries that have sheltered refugees this year.
But the pledges are significantly less than the more than $7 billion the United Nations is seeking.
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs chief Mark Lowcock said the pledges made at an international donor conference in Brussels are a "good start." He said that based on previous years he expects more money will come in.
Lowcock said several major donors, including the United States, have not yet confirmed their pledges. He said the United States has been providing more than $1 billion a year to Syria and the region in recent years.
Lowcock said the additional money for 2019 is needed for humanitarian purposes in Syria and to assist refugees in nearby countries.
Some 450,000 people have been killed in Syria since President Bashar al-Assad's 2011 crackdown on protestors calling for his ouster.國際社會已經承諾今年爲敘利亞以及周邊收容敘利亞難民的國家捐贈44億美元的人道救援資金。
這個數字遠遠低於聯合國希望籌集的70億美元。
聯合國人道事務協調員洛考克說，在布魯塞爾的國際捐贈國大會上捐款承諾是一個良好開端。他說，根據往年的經驗，還會有更多的捐贈資金。
洛考克說，包括美國在內的幾個捐贈大國都還沒有做出承諾。他說，最近數年以來，美國一直每年向敘利亞及中東地區提供至少10億美元。
洛考克說，2019年還將需要更多的資金在敘利亞開展人道項目和幫助周邊國家收容敘利亞難民。
自從敘利亞總統阿薩德2011年鎮壓要求他下臺的抗議者後，敘利亞內戰中有大約45萬人喪生。
