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UK pledges ?100m in aid for Syria
The UK is to give another ?100m to Syria to help tackle the war-torn country's humanitarian crisis.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the pledge - which takes the total from the government to ?500m - showed the UK was "leading the charge" to help.
Speaking from New York, Mr Clegg said: "We cannot avert our gaze from the Syrian people, especially children."
The ?100m will go to agencies providing food, clean water and shelter to four million people displaced by fighting.
Mr Clegg, who was addressing a marginal meeting at the UN General Assembly, said: "The need for this funding is clear.
"Millions of people find themselves in an absolutely appalling humanitarian situation, through no fault of their own.
"The UK has been leading the charge to alleviate suffering through the Syria UN appeals.作者: 遥望王师又一年 时间: 2013-9-26 08:51
胡萝卜加大棒，美英常玩该把戏。