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9 November 2012 - 2:29pmHumanitarian agencies warned today that the number of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria is expected to rise to more than four million by early 2013. The Syria Humanitarian Forum in Geneva heard that funding for the crisis is falling short, reaching only 45 per cent of what is needed... -
7 September 2012 - 5:38pmUnited Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners today increased their appeal for Syria—from US$180 million to $347 million—to scale up their response to a deepening crisis affecting an estimated 2.5 million people. “The number one priority for the people inside Syria at the... -
14 August 2012 - 6:18pmUnited Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, expressed concern today after meeting displaced people in the Zaheria district of Damascus, at the start of a three-day visit to Syria and Lebanon. “The people I met today told me they need clean water,... -
7 August 2012 - 12:41pmLike thousands of people in Damascus, the Syrian capital, Abdulahadi, Aisha and their four children fled their home when their neighbourhood came under intense bombardment. Without proper access to medical services, Aisha, who was in her last month of pregnancy, was extremely concerned for her unborn baby... -
16 July 2012 - 5:37pmThe humanitarian response for Syria is facing a critical shortage of funds, OCHA’s Director of Operations, John Ging, said on Monday. Mr. Ging called on the donor community to scale up contributions to enable aid agencies to help those affected by the escalating crisis. “If we don’t get...
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