A third of this amount was distributed in Jordan, US$ 166.9 million, by Gulf States and US$ 139.8 million by Gulf Humanitarian Organisations (UNHCR 2015, Gulf Report). In 2013, Gulf donor and Gulf NGO contributions to the Syrian crisis totalled US$ 910.3 million. This assistance is not easy to estimate, as Gulf donors are active through their own state organizations, but also non-governmental organizations and royal non-profit organizations. Not only did Arab funding increase considerably, but the Gulf States have taken a leading role in organising fundraising events for the response. The Syrian crisis has been a turning point in the history of humanitarian enterprise in terms of the increasing role assumed by Arab donors. This text was prepared for IDRC LCPS workshop “Launching a Homegrown Development Agenda to address the Syrian Refugee Crisis”, Beirut, 4 th and 5 th May 2016.
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