In a report released on February 1, Oxfam singled out Russia as well as other countries such as France as being among the least generous in terms of financial aid.
Oxfam released the report ahead of a donor conference in London on February 4 along with an appeal for increased aid and resettlement abroad for 10 percent of the refugees registered in Syria’s neighbors by the end of the year, Reuters reported.
Oxfam said most rich countries were giving less than their "fair share" of financial aid, the amount a country should contribute relative to the size of its economy.
"Our calculations of commitments that rich countries need to make on aid and resettlement are the bare minimum, and they are repeatedly falling far short," said Andy Baker, who leads Oxfam’s response to the Syria crisis. "The London conference has to be a turning point."
Russia gave only 1 percent of its fair share and Saudi Arabia 28 percent.
Among Western countries, France, which joined the U.S.-led air campaign against ISIS in Syria in September, gave 45 percent of its "fair share", Oxfam said.
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