UK pledges extra £100m aid for Syrians

The UK is to commit another £100m to supporting refugees in camps bordering Syria, David Cameron has said, as he arrived for an emergency EU summit on the migration crisis, the BBC reported.

The prime minister said £40m of the additional cash would go to support the underfunded World Food Program.

"We must make sure that people in refugee camps are properly fed and looked after," he said.

The meeting comes amid a dispute over a mandatory EU refugee relocation plan.

Europe is struggling to deal with a vast influx of migrants and refugees reaching the continent - most fleeing conflict in Syria but large numbers also fleeing violence and poverty in Afghanistan and Eritrea.

On Tuesday, EU interior ministers agreed a mandatory plan to relocate 120,000 migrants across Europe, despite opposition from some countries.

The UK has opted out of the quota system but has agreed to take in 20,000 refugees from the camps bordering war-torn Syria over the next five years.
Arriving in Brussels for the meeting of 28 leaders, Cameron urged them to provide more support to vulnerable people in Syria and the wider region.

Source: MENA