Also speaking, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki Moon, joined the host president and British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, to condemn the human rights abuses going on in Syria.
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The additional aid to the Syrian people will be used to supply them with emergency food, medical supplies, and other necessities.
After U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura put the Geneva talks on hold late on Wednesday, he said he would travel to the London conference as the plight of Syrian refugees would provide an incentive to restart negotiations.
A Syrian government offensive, backed by Russian air strikes, is continuing north of Aleppo, the BBC reported.
Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Prime Minister, said an estimated 70,000 Syrians were fleeing the bombing and moving towards Turkey.
Cameron said the total raised – almost $6 billion in 2016, and a further $5 billion until 2020 – exceeded the $9 billion being sought from the assembled donor countries.
Britain, Germany and the U.S. are among countries that have pledged to donate $6.18bn (£4.23bn) to ease the plight of millions of refugees fleeing Syria.
Education campaigner Malala Yousafzai and 17-year-old Syrian refugee Mezon al-Melihan met with Cameron and other leaders to press for $1.4 billion for education for children in Syria and its neighbors.
Germany: Germany has pledged 2.3 billion euros ($2.5 billion) in humanitarian aid for Syria through 2018, including 1.2 billion euros this year.
The ministry says they also agreed to make the necessary efforts so that the pause in the Geneva talks was a short as possible, the ministry statement said.
” ‘We are doing our best against very hard odds, ‘ he said, but added: ‘We have reached our limit”. Faced with insufficient humanitarian, development and resettlement support, these countries have implemented border restrictions that have effectively closed the border for refugees, leaving many trapped within Syria or forced to take risky journeys in search of safety.
Aid workers warn of a “lost generation” of Syrians if the 700,000 Syrian refugee children who are not attending school receive no education.
But while leaders were congratulating themselves for a job well done, aid groups were quick to point out at the donations are just one step in a long road to relief for the Syrian people.
In 2016 alone, Jordan can expect to spend $2.7 billion on refugee assistance.
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“Between then and now, we call on the global community to increase by at least thirty per cent the overall response to humanitarian funding appeals for refugees”, he said. “The global community should strive to achieve tangible progress on the ground by the time the talks resume (later this month)”.
