[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN raises almost $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | CAR faces "mega-crisis," OCHA official says; rights violations alleged Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   January 15, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN raises almost $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria Countries attending the United Nations donors meeting in Kuwait agreed to supply almost $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria. The UN says it needs $6.5 billion. Major donors include Kuwait, the U.S., the EU and Saudi Arabia. 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