[RED DEMOCRATICA] Record humanitarian aid still short of what's needed

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council vote nears on Syrian aid resolution Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 14, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Record humanitarian aid still short of what's needed Donors pledged a record $22 billion in humanitarian aid in 2013 -- with $13.2 billion slated for United Nations appeals -- but about one-third of the needs were unmet, says a study by Global Humanitarian Assistance Programme's Development Initiatives. The UN has already appealed for nearly $4 billion more in 2014 than what was raised in 2013. 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