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UN appeals for Syria: a look at the numbers

A Syrian refugee toddler plays with a bucket of water in front of his tent at Domiz camp in Iraqi Kurdistan (2013) Wendy Bruere/UNICEF
The UN said this week that it needs $7.73 billion to help people inside Syria, Syrian refugees, and the communities hosting them in 2016. 

Past UN appeals are severely underfunded. As the war drags on, donors have given more but the percentage of needs they meet has decreased. Take a look at the numbers here


 

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