Donors Pledge $2.4 Billion in Aid for Syrians

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says international donors have pledged more than $2.4 billion to help those affected by the fighting in Syria.Mr. Ban made the announcement Wednesday after a donors' conference in Kuwait as part of a U.N. effort to raise $6.5 billion this year, the largest-ever funding appeal for a single crisis. He said the fighting in Syria has set the nation back "years, even decades."Kuwait pledged $500 million, while U.S. Secretary of State...

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