RSS
7 Jun 2013

U.N. launches record appeal to cover Syria crisis

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

A U.N. vehicle drives into a U.N. base near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli-occupied Golan HeightsBy Crispian Balmer and Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Friday that half of all Syrians will need humanitarian aid by the end of 2013 and launched what it said was the largest emergency appeal in history to cope with the civil war crisis. "Syria as a civilization is unraveling," said the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, announcing the call for some $5 billion before the end of the year. The joint statement by U.N. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/austria-quit-u-n-golan-force-over-syria-043627842.html