Civil Society Organisations address the Donors' Conference for Syria

An international conference has raised billions of dollars in aid for in aid for Syrians and others in the region affected by the country's ongoing civil war. Following five years of civil war and as peace talks stall, world leaders meeting in London have announced they've raised over US $10 billion in aid for Syria. US $6 billion is to be received this year, while an additional US $5 billion is to be spent by 2020. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon thanked the nations for their generosity. However critics have called the amount inadequate, particularly when other, smaller countries pledged more. Reem Aseel, Chair of the Syria Platform for Peace, a network of organisations, participated in this conference and in a civil society conference a day before the donors' conference in London. She spoke with Iman Riman from SBS's Arabic program about the results of the two meetings.