The USD 300 million, donated by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in 2013 to help alleviate the humanitarian tragedy in Syria, became the initiating step that drew the world's attention to the Syrian disaster.
In his opening statement in the First International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria, His Highness the Amir asked the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to put the daily suffering of the Syrian people, the refugees, and the displaced in mind, calling for the utmost attention to their suffering.
In the following year, His Highness the Amir reiterated his message in the Second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.