GENEVA (AFP) – The UN childrens agency Thursday launched its biggest ever appeal for $3.1 billion to help 62 million children at risk from a new generation of humanitarian crises.The threats ranged from the brutal conflict in Syria that shows no sign of ending after nearly four years to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa and the Ukraine crisis.From deadly natural disasters to brutal conflicts and fast-spreading epidemics, children across the world are facing a new generation of humanitarian crises, said Afshan Khan, UNICEFs director of emergency programmes.The scale of the crises, their duration and impact are unprecedented, she told …read more
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