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Oct. 29, 2014 | 10:46 AM (Last updated: October 29, 2014 | 04:13 PM)

Berlin pledges $637M to Lebanon, Jordan over refugee crisis

Prime Minister Tammam Salam delivers a statement to the media in Berlin Oct. 27, 2014. (AFP/TOBIAS SCHWARZ)

This article was amended on Wednesday, October 29 2014

A previous version of this article erroneously reported donors had pledged $650 million for Lebanon to cope with the Syrian refugee crisis. In fact, Berlin made a pledge of 500 million euros ($637 million) to be split between both Lebanon and Jordan, and to be delivered over the next three years.

The Daily Star regrets this error.

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Summary

Berlin has pledged 500 million euros ($637 million) over the next three years to help Lebanon and Jordan cope with the Syrian refugee crisis, a foreign ministry source told The Daily Star.

The funds would be split between the two countries, with a portion of the money going to the governments, and the other portion to Syrian refugees through humanitarian organizations.

The source could not specify what percentage of the donation would go to Lebanon.

The pledge came during a two-day meeting in Berlin on Monday and Tuesday of the International Support Group for Lebanon.

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