Syria Humanitarian Bulletin Issue 17, 8 – 21 January 2013 [EN/AR]
HIGHLIGHTS
4 million people in need of assistance in Syria; half of them are in Aleppo, Homs and Rural Damascus.
Over 660,000 Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries and North Africa.
Harsh winter compounds suffering in Syria and the region.
Palestine refugees increasingly affected
Humanitarian response requires US1.5 billion for the next six months
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