Daniel Craig urges world leaders to 'start the biggest humanitarian movement in our history' at aid summit where Turkey fires barbs at the West for not doing enough for Syrian migrants
- James Bond star was speaking at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
- Made an impassioned plea to more than 60 heads of state to unite together
- Called for global superpowers to rescue those displaced by war and famine
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saw the summit as an opportunity to take a swipe at the West for not doing enough for Syrian migrants
Daniel Craig has urged world leaders to unite and 'start the biggest humanitarian movement in our history' at the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.
The James Bond star made an impassioned plea to more than 60 heads of state in a speech that also begged for more to be done to help those left severely disabled by land mines.
Craig - who has just turned down a £68million deal to stay on as 007 - called for the global superpowers to come together to rescue those displaced by war and famine.
Daniel Craig has urged world leaders to unite and 'start the biggest humanitarian movement in our history' at the inaugural World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
The James Bond star made an impassioned plea to more than 60 heads of state in a speech that also begged for more to be done to help those left severely disabled by land mines
And he warned that the enemy of those in a position to invoke significant change is 'empty words without action'.
The 48-year-old was just one of several high-profile celebrities to attend the conference, organised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and aimed at clamping down on humanitarian crimes.
Actor Forest Whitaker, star of The Last King of Scotland, was also present - as over 60 heads of state and government.
With some 60 million people displaced around the world and at least 125 million requiring assistance and protection in the biggest humanitarian crises since World War II, Ban said that the summit represented a chance to forge a 'different future' and hoped to better keep conflicts from erupting and ensure legal retribution for those guilty of humanitarian crimes.
'Let us seize this opportunity, let us make our mark as agents of change,' said Ban.
He warned that realising the aims was not 'an easy task' and required a 'political will on a scale we have not seen in recent years.'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured), hosting the event, saw the summit as an opportunity to take a swipe at the West for not doing enough for Syrian migrants
The summit was said to represent a chance to forge a 'different future' and hoped to better keep conflicts from erupting and ensure legal retribution for those guilty of humanitarian crimes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hosting the event, saw the summit as an opportunity to take a swipe at the West for not doing enough for Syrian migrants.
He emphasised the contributions of his country, which is hosting some three million refugees from the Syria and Iraq conflicts and, in a barb at the West, complained others were not sharing the burden.
He said: 'The current system falls short... the burden is shouldered only by certain countries, everyone should assume responsibility from now on.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (in red), one of the highest profile guests at the summit, called for an end to empty pledges on aid that fizzled into nothing
'Needs increase every day but resources do not increase at the same pace. There are tendencies to avoid responsibility among the international community.'
'Turkey knows this bitterly.'
He then went on to add how his country has spent $10billion (£7bn) on its hosting of Syrian refugees - compared to $450million (£310m) from the rest of the international community.
Reprising a familiar theme, Erdogan also urged reform of the UN Security Council, saying the 'fate of humanity' cannot depend on its five veto-wielding permanent members.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of the highest profile guests at the summit, called for an end to empty pledges on aid that fizzled into nothing.
'Too many promises are made and then the money does not come for the projects - that must end,' said Merkel, adding that the world currently had no humanitarian system that was 'compatible with the future'.
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