February 01, 2016- According to International news agencies International charity Oxfam in a report released on February 1 has criticized world powers involved in Syria, including Russia, for not helping the victims of the four-year conflict.
Oxfam released the report ahead of a donor conference in London on February 4 along with an appeal for increased aid and resettlement abroad for 10 percent of the refugees registered in Syria’s neighbors by the end of the year.
Oxfam said most rich countries were giving less than their “fair share” of financial aid, the amount a country should contribute relative to the size of its economy.
“Our calculations of commitments that rich countries need to make on aid and resettlement are the bare minimum, and they are repeatedly falling far short,” said Andy Baker, who leads Oxfam’s response to the
The Syrian conflict has killed at least 250,000 people, forced an estimated 11million people to flee the country.