BREAKING NEWS

UN: 1.5 million Syrians need humanitarian help

GENEVA - The number of people needing humanitarian assistance in Syria has risen to 1.5 million from the previous estimate of 1 million, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Friday.
The United Nations' World Food Program had distributed food to 461,000 Syrians by mid-June and aims to increase that number to 850,000 in July, officials said.