The European Union pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) to support Syrian refugees across the region.
Cheerful Syrian refugee friends smiling to the camera, Zaatari, Jordan
The European Union pledged more than 2 billion euros ($2.17 billion) to support Syrian refugees across the region on Monday and dismissed any talk of a possible return of refugees to their homeland, saying conditions for a voluntary and safe return were not in place.
"But our commitment cannot end with financial pledges alone," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at the start of a conference on Syria in Brussels.
"Despite the lack of recent progress, we must redouble our efforts to find a political solution to the conflict, a solution that upholds the aspirations of the Syrian people for a peaceful and democratic future."
($1 = 0.9215 euros)
Reporting by John Irish
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