UN launches multibillion-dollar appeal for world’s most vulnerable

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U. N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) Mark Lowcock attends a news conference for the launch of the “Global Humanitarian Overview 2019” at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 4, 2018.

The United Nations is launching a $21.9 billion humanitarian appeal for 2019 to help nearly 94 million people in 42 countries survive conflict, hunger, homelessness, deprivation, and the impact of climate change.

The United Nations said it expects its 2019 appeal will reach a record-breaking high of $25 billion after Syria’s humanitarian needs are fully assessed early next year.

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