GENEVA — The United Nations on Wednesday asked donor nations to give $7.7 billion to pay for humanitarian emergencies from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe next year, significantly less than the global body has requested for 2011.
Somalia, Sudan and Kenya — where tens of thousands of Somalis have sought shelter from war and famine — top the U.N.’s projections for the costliest emergencies.
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Somalia, Sudan and Kenya — where tens of thousands of Somalis have sought shelter from war and famine — top the U.N.’s projections for the costliest emergencies.
>>Read More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/un-asks-donors-for-77-billion-to-meet-humanitarian-emergencies-in-2012/2011/12/14/gIQAT2GftO_story.html