WASHINGTON: International humanitarian aid groups pleaded for cash on Wednesday as the Middle East war creates new challenges for already depleted resources.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR estimates that 3.2 million people in Iran and 1 million people in Lebanon have been displaced since the conflict began on Feb. 28.
In Lebanon alone it needs an additional $61 million to support 600,000 people over the next three months.The agency, which axed 30 percent of its staff last year because of funding cuts, issued an urgent appeal for donations.
