Billionaire financier George Soros is pledging $1 million for humanitarian efforts in war-ravaged Syria.
Soros announced the pledge to the International Rescue Committee on Wednesday night after receiving its Freedom Award in recognition of his lifelong support for human rights and an open society, Times of Israel informs.
Soros said people are starving and will soon be freezing in Syria as winter arrives and malnutrition among children is increasing.
“This situation has arisen because both the government and the rebels use the denial of humanitarian aid as a tool of war,” Soros said.
