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Health Care in Syria: Valerie Amos

Valerie Amos: This is the largest amount we ve ever had to request at the start of the year, said Valerie Amos, the U.N.s humanitarian chief. The complexity and scale of what we are doing is rising all the time, according to 660 News. About half of the requested $12.9 billion in aid some $6.5 billion would go toward delivering food, shelter and health care in Syria and neighbouring countries affected by the war and GENEVA The United Nations said Monday it will need nearly $13 billion in aid in 2014 to reach at least 52 million people in 17 countries, including the millions of Syrians who have been displaced by their civil war. The aid is to be provided by 500 organizations, including the main U.N. agencies for food, refugees and children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.