UN appeals for nearly USD 8 billion for Syria aid

January 13, 2016 04:30

With the war in Syria headed for a sixth year, UN agencies have appealed for USD 7.73 billion in funding to help 22.5 million people affected by the

conflict.

The appeal for funds from UN member-states covers help for 13.5 million Syrians displaced inside the war-wracked country and 4.7 million who have fled across the border to neighboring countries.

The aid will also reach some four million people in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon who are hosting millions of Syrian refugees, said a UN statement yesterday.

International donors will be asked to come forward with large pledges at a conference on Syria's humanitarian crisis in London on February 4.

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