On 29 and 30 March 2021, the European Union and the United Nations co-chaired the 5th Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”.

The overarching objective of the Brussels Conferences is to continue supporting the Syrian people and mobilise the international community in support of a comprehensive and credible political solution to the Syria conflict, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254.

As with the four previous editions, Brussels V Conference addressed the most critical humanitarian and resilience issues affecting Syrians and communities hosting refugees from Syria, both inside the country and in the region and renewed the international community’s political and financial support for Syria’s neighbours, particularly Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, as well as Egypt and Iraq.

In view of COVID-19 restrictions, the Conference took place in a virtual format.

This video shows a press conference given by Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, and Sir Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, on this occasion.