Diplomatic Efforts To End Civilian Suffering In Syria Have Failed, Top U.N. Officials Declare -- McClatchy News
Declaring that diplomatic efforts to alleviate suffering in Syria’s civil war have failed, the heads of five United Nations agencies issued a new warning Wednesday over the plight of millions of civilians trapped by fighting between the Assad regime and rebel forces.
“The war escalates in many areas,” the U.N. officials, whose agencies oversee humanitarian aid operations for Syria, said in a statement released in Geneva, Switzerland. “The humanitarian situation deteriorates day after day.”
They lamented the inadequate international response to a year-old request for $6.5 billion in emergency funding for Syrian relief efforts, saying that the “appeal has largely gone unanawered.” Only $1.2 billion have been pledged.
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This is what happens when you're no longer the crises of the day.
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