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Merkel calls for end to empty promises on humanitarian aid

Published: 23 May 2016 - 12:33 pm | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 06:18 pm
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) chats with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R), U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (2nd L) during the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

Istanbul: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for an end to empty commitments on aid, on the opening day of a UN-backed summit in Istanbul.

"Too many promises are made and then the money does not come for the projects -- that must end," said Merkel, adding that the world currently had no humanitarian system that was "compatible with the future".

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