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<p>The UK government has been at the forefront of the refugee crisis and is taking
every opportunity to work with partners across Europe and in the wider international
community to ensure that, collectively, we are able to provide a significant and comprehensive
development response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
UK is contributing over £1 billion in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria
and the region and is urging the international community as a whole to step up life-saving
assistance and protection for refugees and vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK lobbied hard to mobilise funding from
other donors ahead of the third Kuwait Pledging Conference on 31 March, which raised
$3.6 billion. The UK has also co-sponsored UN Security Council Resolutions 2165 and
2191 which has enabled the UN to deliver aid across border without the consent of
the Syrian regime in order to assist those in the hardest to reach areas.</p><p> </p><p>
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