UN Launches Record Appeal for Nearly 93 Million Vulnerable People

The United Nations is launching a record appeal of $22.2 billion to provide life-saving assistance for nearly 93 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in 33 countries.   At a gathering of international donors in Geneva, the U.N. said the world is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War II.  It said more than 128 million people affected by conflict, displacement and natural disasters need urgent support.     Of this number, the U.N. is appealing...

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