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<p>The Syria Conference raised a record amount of more than $12 billion - the largest
amount raised in one day for a humanitarian crisis. $6billion was pledged for 2016
and a further $6.1billion for 2017-20 to enable partners to plan ahead. According
to the UN, as of 26 August, $4.8 billion has been committed by donors to implementing
partners for humanitarian assistance in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to urge
donors to deliver on the commitments made in London including at the forthcoming UN
General Assembly in New York, where the Secretary of State for International Development
will co-host a Conference follow-up event. The Department for International Development
has set up a tracking mechanism that will report on the delivery of all the financial
commitments made at the conference, including humanitarian and development funding
and loans. The first report from the tracking mechanism will be published in September.</p>
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