The European Union hopes delegates from roughly fifty countries joined forces to drum up aid for Syria.
There has been significant donor fatigue as the conflict enters its ninth year.
UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, and think-tanks have warned that the conflict, which has killed more than 400,000 people, is far from over.
Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels:
Twelve killed, 23 missing in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires
At least 12 people have died attempting to flee a wildfire in southern Spain, and 23 were missing, officials said on Friday, as firefighters battled to bring one of the country's deadliest blazes on record under control.
Ryanair passenger partially sucked out of window on flight from Greece
A passenger was partially sucked through a dislodged window on a Ryanair flight shortly after takeoff from Thessaloniki in Greece on Friday, two airport sources said, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing.
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering former UK minister Widdecombe
British police arrested a man on Friday on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe, after the 78-year-old former government minister and Reform UK politician was found dead having "sustained serious injuries".
28 killed in shoe factory fire in China's Fujian
Firefighters worked to reach people trapped in a burning shoe factory in southeastern China on Thursday as state media reported at least 28 people were killed.
Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading largely undetected, WHO official says
Four out of every five new Ebola cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health Organisation official said, warning that the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times larger than official data suggest.
Andy Burnham poised to become Britain's next PM after most Labour lawmakers support him
Andy Burnham is on the brink of becoming Britain's next prime minister after an overwhelming show of support from Labour lawmakers left him all but certain to replace Keir Starmer.
Japan's southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
A large and powerful typhoon has approached a remote chain of islands in Japan's southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding in what could be the region's most destructive storm in years.
Sri Lanka moves to address prison overcrowding after riot kills 28
Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding by reopening a colonial jail and recruiting more staff after a deadly riot left 28 people dead need to be underpinned by a commitment to international best practice, human rights advocates said on Friday.
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