The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday pledged an additional $50 million in assistance to quake-hit Syria, the official WAM news agency said, bringing the total value of pledges to more than $100 million, France24 transmits.
It also followed an appeal by the United Nations on Tuesday for $397 million to help earthquake victims in the war-scarred country, where the disaster has left millions in desperate need of aid.
Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan “has ordered the provision of an additional US$50 million as relief aid for quake-affected people in Syria”, WAM said.
Of the total sum, $20 million would be allocated to “humanitarian projects in response to the emergency appeal of the United Nations (UN)”, the news agency added.