[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN agencies ramp up humanitarian efforts in Syria

 

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	February 6, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN agencies ramp up humanitarian efforts in Syria At least four United Nations agencies are bolstering relief efforts in Syria amid compromised water and sanitation systems and a shortage of doctors, ambulances and hospitals. UNICEF is planning to provide water-purification supplies to more than 10 million Syrians, and the World Food Programme is expanding its operations to reach up to 2.5 million people. 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