Damage will be impossible to reverse,warns head of UNHCR, after 10% tumble in funding forces cuts to food rations and closure of clinicsThe UN’s humanitarian agencies are on the verge of bankruptcy and unable to meet the basic needs of millions of people because of the size of the refugee crisis in the Middle East, and Africa and Europe,senior figures within the UN have told the Guardian.
The deteriorating conditions in Lebanon and Jordan, particularly the lack of food and healthcare, or have become intolerable for many of the 4 million people who have fled Syria,driving fresh waves of refugees north-west towards Europe and aggravating the current crisis.
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Source: theguardian.com