Bank Ki-moon Attends An International Conference For Syria At Bayan Palace, Kuwait

The Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah,speaks during the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Bayan Palace, Kuwait City on Wed. Jan 30, 2013. The U.N. chief made a dramatic appeal Wednesday for a major boost in relief aid for Syria, calling for an end to the fighting “in the name of humanity” as an international conference opened in Kuwait with both foes and backers of President Bashar Assad.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon confers with colleagues during the opening of the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria at Bayan Palace, Kuwait City, Kuwait on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.

Representatives from member states, UN agencies, and non-governmental organizations pose for a group photo at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. <AP Photo/Gustavo Ferrari>