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Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank the international community once again for coming forward with pledges that will make a real difference in answering their plight. Today, we have seen global solidarity in action. I thank the distinguished Heads of States, Governments and Ministers, and all participating Member States for their participation and for contributing to today’s successful outcome. I thank the Secretaries-General of the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] and the EU Commissioner for their engagement and solidarity. I thank the humanitarian agencies, the non-governmental organizations, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for your heroic work. And I am grateful to my Humanitarian Envoy for Kuwait, Mr. Abdullah Al Matouq, for building partnerships here and around the region, and for mobilizing $184 million to support the humanitarian needs of those affected by the crisis. Today is a beginning, not an end. We must be there for the people of Syria while we keep pressing for a political solution to the crisis. We must not let the people of Syria down. I thank you very much again for your leadership and your commitment for peace and stability and prosperity in Syria and in the region. I thank you very much again. Shukran jazeelan