The right decision? UK pledges £50m in aid for Syria | LBC
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as posted by the channelThe UK will give £50million in aid to Syrians after the fall of the Assad regime, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced.
The emergency support will be delivered through UN and NGO agencies to people in the country, as well as to refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, the Foreign Office said.
Britain on Saturday joined talks in Aqaba, hosted by Jordan and attended by ministers and delegates from the US, France, Germany, the Arab Contact Group, Bahrain, Qatar, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the EU and UN.
They agreed on the importance of a "non-sectarian and representative government", protecting human rights, unfettered access for humanitarian aid, the safe destruction of chemical weapons, and combatting terrorism.
Nick Ferrari is joined by:
- Carne Ross: Former Head of Middle East Policy for the UK Mission to the United Nations and Former Head of the Arab-Israel desk at the Foreign Office.
- David Wooding: Former Political Editor for The Sun on Sunday
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