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The international community will gather in Kuwait City on 15 January to pledge its support for humanitarian efforts in Syria and neighbouring countries for the second year in succession. As the world prepares to show its solidarity with the people of Syria, who continue to bear the brunt of the conflict, UN agencies and humanitarian partners are working to meet the increasing humanitarian needs brought about by this brutal conflict.

An estimated 9.3 million people in Syria, many of them stranded in hard-to-reach and besieged areas, urgently need help. Nearly half of them are children, who do not have adequate access to health care or education. Another 2 million people have fled the country and now live as refugees, mostly in the region.

Here are five key points about why the pledging conference matters to the humanitarian community, and most importantly, to the people of Syria.

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