Prime Minister Sipilä in London on Finland's support to Syria and its neighbouring countries

Prime Minister Sipilä will participate in the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London on 4 February together with over 30 other Heads of State or Government. The Conference is being hosted by the Heads of Government of the UK, Germany, Kuwait, Norway, and the UN Secretary General.

Finland will respond to the needs in Syria and its neighbouring countries by pledging EUR 25 million for 2016. The resources will be channelled from the Foreign Ministry's budget. The sum is considerably larger than last year's pledge of EUR 15 million. In the end, Finland's support to the victims of the conflict in Syria rose to EUR 34 million in 2015.

Read more in the the press release of the Prime Minister's Office(Link to another website.)