World leaders gather in London on Thursday to try to raise $9 billion for the millions of Syrians hit by the country's civil war and a refugee crisis spanning Europe and the Middle East, AFP reports.
The donor conference, the fourth of its kind, hopes to meet the United Nations' demand for $7.73 billion to help in Syria plus $1.23 billion assistance for countries in the region affected by the crisis.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will host more than 70 international leaders at the summit.