The Conclusion of the 3rd Brussels Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, at 12-14 March 2019, hosted by the European Union and co-chaired by the United Nations.

The Conference was attended by, the GCC foreign ministers, Dr. Abdulaziz Hamad Al-Owaishek, the GCC Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Negotiations, and high-level representatives from more than 85 States and organizations.

During the meeting they discussed the humanitarian support for the Syrian people and their host countries, and stressed the need to continue the support of the United Nations efforts to reach a political solution to end the Syrian crisis, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and the 2012 Geneva Communiqué (Geneva 1), and provide the humanitarian support to refugees and displaced people.

The Assistant Secretary General pointed out that the GCC states have provided humanitarian aid to refugees and displaced Syrians exceeded $ 7.7 billion since 2011, as well as hosting about 1.6 million Syrian brothers.

At the conference, the GCC states announced humanitarian pledges of about $ 500 million from governmental and charitable sources, a total of $ 8.2 billion since 2011.

The 3rd Brussels Conference mobilized the resources of about $ 7 billion for 2019, plus $ 2.7 billion for 2020 and beyond, and according to the European Commission's Press Release, around two thirds of these pledges came from the European Union.