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Janez Lenarcic, EU Commissioner for crisis management, announces that international donors pledged 6.9 billion euros ($7.7 billion) to face the ongoing humanitarian challenges of the nine-year Syrian crisis. SOUNDBITE
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announces $6 billion in new military aid for Ukraine as Washington rushes to fill gaps left by months of limited American assistance. SOUNDBITE
The UN Security Council adopts a resolution extending a system for cross-border aid to Syria by six months, the duration demanded by Russia while other members had sought a full year. The measure received votes in support from 12 of the 15 members, including Russia, China, and the Security Council's 10 non-permanent members. IMAGES
More than six billion euros ($6.3 billion) were collected at a Ukraine donors' conference in Warsaw, says Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces in Kyiv a further $2 billion in military aid for Ukrainian forces holding back Russian onslaughts at several points across the sprawling front. The announcement comes at a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba weeks after Washington approved a $61 billion package of aid for the country following months of delays in Congress. SOUNDBITE