Syria donor meeting aims to raise over $1.5 billion, U.N. aid chief says


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  • Sunday, 12 Jan 2014

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos arrives at a hotel in Damascus January 11, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Valerie Amos said on Sunday the world body hoped a humanitarian donor conference for Syria hosted in Kuwait this week would raise more than last year's $1.5 billion.

Speaking to Reuters during a visit to Syria ahead of the Wednesday meeting, Amos said the United Nations was looking for a total of $6.5 billion this year to help those suffering from the nearly three-year conflict.

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