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Syrian Refugees and David Morley

David Morley: Last year, the aid agency raised only 52 per cent of its $2 billion target, forcing cuts to programs for Syrian refugees and other children in crisis, according to CTV. The UN says it needs to help 62 million children in 71 countries who are at risk in humanitarian crises and - The United Nations Children Fund is launching a $3.1-billion appeal for funds, saying a record number of children face threats from armed conflicts around the world. David Morley, the Canada president, says the four-year-old Syrian civil war and other crises in Iraq, the Central African Republic and South Sudan are straining resources to an unprecedented extent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.