Aid for Syria

U.N. seeking major boost for country as refugees approaching 1 million

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, a Syrian refugee woman removes her laundry from the ground after it fell at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria. International aid officials are framing a new appeal for help in easing Syria’s humanitarian c...

KUWAIT CITY—International aid officials are framing their latest gathering on Syria’s humanitarian crises in terms not seen in the region since the height of the Iraq war: Refugee numbers possibly swelling toward 1 million, more than double that number in need of help inside the count...

Published: 01/30/2013