World War: People and Stephen Obrien

world war: More than one-third of the total appeal 8.1 billion aims to help people in Syria and refugees from it, and another 4.4 billion would support people inside or fleeing war-torn Yemen and South Sudan, according to The Waterloo Record. It is the highest amount the agency has ever requested, said OCHA chief Stephen OBrien. The appeal announced Monday from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs seeks to help nearly 93 million people in 33 countries nearly two-thirds of them in Africa. This is a reflection of a state of humanitarian need in the world not witnessed since the Second World War more than 128 million people urgently need our support and solidarity to survive and live in safety and dignity, he said. More than 80 per cent of the needs stem from man-made conflicts, many of which are now protracted and push up demand for relief year after year, OBrien told reporters in Geneva. The 93 million among them targeted by the appeal are some of the most desperate, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.