Thursday, July 6, 2017

Broken promises on pledges for refugee aid. Only eight percent of required funding has been received


The international community is falling behind in its pledge to help secure over $2 billion in funding, to cover projects that aid Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities. The UN's Inter-Agency Coordination Office (UN-IAC) said that out of the $2.75 billion appealed in funding requirements for 2017, only eight percent have been received up to the end of March.

Food security received the highest allocation, with $49 million, followed by education.

The energy sector, which was...

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