UN General Assembly
2013

possible solution that could contain it, despite the great and continued efforts at the regional and international levels. The Security Council has been faced with a historic and decisive responsibility: to start taking serious and tangible steps to ensure solutions that can guarantee an end to the bloodshed of the brotherly Syrian people, achieve their demands and restore security and stability in their country. In January 2013, in response to the suffering of the Syrian people owing to the exacerbation of the crisis and its destructive consequences, the State of Kuwait hosted an international donors conference to support the humanitarian situation in Syria. This conference achieved the desired results, and pledges surpassed the targeted amount of $1.5 billion, of which the State of Kuwait contributed $300 million. This amount has been disbursed in full to a number of United Nations bodies and agencies, which converted it into emergency relief assistance to the Syrian people, inside and outside Syria. The State of Kuwait would like to thank all countries that participated in the donors conference.