The head of the Turkish Red Crescent has urged the European Commission (EC) to act faster on its pledge to deliver aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey. In remarks made to Anadolu Agency (AA) Tuesday, Dr. Kerem Kınık said: "Vulnerable people have no tolerance for waiting [for] this international humanitarian assistance." He called on the international bodies to accelerate their process for providing humanitarian and financial resources. Kınık's comments came less than a week after the EC, which works in close cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent, announced it would unlock 1 billion euros out of a 3 billion-euro aid package by the end of July.A multi-billion euro refugee facility is expected to meet the needs of Syrian refugees throughout 2016 and 2017. While 1 billion euros will come from the European Union budget, the remaining 2 billion euros will come from EU member state contributions. But as the Syrian conflict enters its sixth year, Kınık said the EC remains "too slow" and "bureaucratic" in releasing pledged funds to meet the needs of Syrian refugees. "More than 300,000 people died, 1.5 million people were wounded and 11 million fled their country and their homes [in] the biggest humanitarian crisis we face after World War II," Kınık said.He added that the possible merger of certain international organizations, the Red Crescent and the Red Cross, would be discussed at the upcoming humanitarian summit in Istanbul. He recalled that the "joint Red Crescent" structure was suggested by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit. "We will have efforts aimed at empowering and merging the Red Crescent and Red Cross organizations, members of the OIC summit," Kınık stressed. Istanbul is set to host the first-ever international humanitarian summit on May 23 and May 24 when around 5,000 participants from government, business, aid organizations, affected communities, faith-based organizations, international and national nongovernmental organizations and academia will meet.