UNICEF Launches Largest Ever Appeal for Children in Crisis

The United Nations Children’s Fund is appealing for a record-breaking $3.1 billion to assist 62 million children facing conflict, disease and other humanitarian crises.  The biggest chunk of the money — nearly $1 billion — targets the deepening emergencies in Syria and affected areas nearby. An additional $500 million will be used to scale up efforts to tackle the devastating Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The appeal will provide assistance to 98 million...

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