The United Arab Emirates pledged $ 65 million in 2019 as part of its efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people. At a time when the United States has confirmed that there is no time frame for the US withdrawal from Syria, More than 371 thousand people were killed.

In a statement to the Third Brussels Conference on "Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region", which was launched in the Belgian capital yesterday, Minister of State Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh said that the value of the assistance provided by the UAE "The UAE has been a pioneer in contributing to alleviating the humanitarian situation of the Syrian crisis and providing humanitarian support to displaced people and refugees, whether through the UN agencies or the Credit Fund for the Reconstruction of Syria. The UAE is one of the three founding countries, Which he was able to reach Li difficult areas, and to support the continuation of their services, such as the promotion of food security programs, and the work of electricity networks, water and sanitation programs. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, who led the delegation, said: "We thank the European Union for hosting the conference for the third time, and also thanks to Kuwait for hosting three consecutive conferences and the United Kingdom for hosting the fourth conference.

He stressed that the UAE strongly believes that the political solution is the only solution to end the crisis in Syria. The UAE supports the international efforts to reach a comprehensive peace agreement in Syria within the framework of UN Resolution 2254. 2019 in the amount of 65 million US dollars, and we confirm the continuation of our diplomatic efforts to support the political solution.

He said that this meeting is taking place under exceptional political conditions. Our region is facing a very difficult humanitarian situation, which has led to an increase in the number of refugees and displaced persons. This requires joint international efforts to accelerate political solutions to the various crises in the region and to prevent the growth of terrorist and extremist groups. In Syria, remains a concern for all of us.

He pointed to the support provided by the United Arab Emirates to the Syrian refugees in neighboring Syrian countries through the implementation of various relief programs and the establishment of camps for the maintenance of various means of livelihood, protection and social services such as the Jordanian-Emirati camp for the Syrian refugees in Jordan, the Dushanbe camp in northern Iraq, As well as the field hospital in the Mafraq region of Jordan, as well as the adoption of specific programs to empower women and girls' education, support vocational rehabilitation programs for young people, and support for Syrians residing in the UAE. 30,000 Syrians since the beginning of the crisis.

On the other hand, US envoy James Jeffrey said yesterday that only a few hundred fighters and less than one square kilometer of land remained under his control in his last stronghold in Syria, although he may have had between 15,000 And 20,000 supporters in Syria and Iraq.

"We are about to end the campaign along the Euphrates River to recover the last supporting territory," said Jeffrey, America's special representative to Syria and the special envoy of the international coalition, Only a few hundred fighters remain, less than a kilometer of land. "

He added that the battle will continue to eliminate the ideology of the organization, and there is no time frame for the withdrawal of the United States.

This comes at a time when the Syrian war, since the outbreak of eight years ago, the deaths of more than 371 thousand people, including more than 112 thousand civilians, according to the outcome of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told AFP, "yesterday.

The Observatory has documented the deaths of 371,222 people since the outbreak of the conflict on March 15, 2011, including more than 112,000 civilians. More than 21,000 children and 13,000 women are among those killed.

In the case of non-civilian deaths, the Observatory counted the deaths of more than 125,000 members of the Syrian army and its pro-Syrian and non-Syrian armed forces, more than half of them Syrian soldiers, including 1677 members of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Syria since 2013.

In contrast, at least 67,000 opposition faction fighters and Syrian Democratic forces have been killed.

Some 66,000 Da'ash fighters, the Sham Liberation Front (formerly the Nasra Front), as well as foreign fighters from other militant factions were also killed.

In addition to human losses, the conflict has caused a massive destruction of infrastructure, estimated by the United Nations to cost about $ 400 billion. It also caused the displacement and displacement of more than half of the population, both inside and outside the country.

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