Mr. Ban called for an immediate end to the abuses that characterize the nearly three-year-old Syrian conflict that he said is damaging regional economies and undermining the country’s prospects for the future.
The pledges of aid from around the world, though significant, do not even amount to half of the $6.5 billion that Mr. Ban estimated is needed to provide food, water, shelter and medical care to Syrian refugees and civilians inside the country.
"Humanitarian aid," Mr. Ban said, "is the difference between life and death, hope and despair."
Relieving the cold, pain, hunger and thirst of Syrian refugees and civilians cannot be accomplished by nations alone. Each of us can and must help if our brothers and sisters who have lost everything in the Syrian conflict are to live to see their country at peace once again. Play your part by donating to Syrian relief today.
