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<p>The UK is actively working with our partners, including the Friends of Syria Core
Group (‘London 11') and the UN in bringing about a sustainable solution to the crisis
in Syria through a negotiated political transition by mutual consent - this is the
principle in the Geneva Communiqué agreed by the UN, the League of Arab States and
the UN Security Council.</p><p>The UK is also at the forefront of the international
response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. Our total humanitarian funding for Syria
and the region is now £600 million and we are leading efforts in the UN Security Council
in pressing for a stronger Resolution that would give the UN's humanitarian agencies
the authority they have been asking for to deliver help to millions of Syrians in
urgent need of humanitarian aid.</p><p>The UK has also announced £5 million of humanitarian
assistance in response to the situation in Iraq, where the situation is fast-moving
and complex. There is a need for new international efforts and mechanisms to stem
the flow of arms to extremist groups, cut off their finances and prevent them from
exploiting the economic assets that they have seized. The UK will be making proposals
for this work.</p><p> </p>
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