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<p>The UK actively engages and collaborates with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council
on humanitarian and development assistance, and the Gulf States continue to contribute
generously to humanitarian support for the Syria crisis. Kuwait is the 3rd largest
bilateral donor globally, Saudi Arabia is 5th, the UAE 6th and Qatar 10th (the UK
is 2nd). Contributions from these four Gulf states to UN appeals alone amount to over
$2.5bn. Kuwait chairs the Top Donor Group and has hosted three pledging conferences.
The Gulf States are also contributing through regional charities. For example, the
UAE funds the Emirates Jordan camp which houses over 6000 refugees.</p><p>I also discussed
the issue with my Emirate counterpart, Dr Anwar Gargash, during the UK-UAE taskforce
which I attended in Abu Dhabi last week.</p>
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