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