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To say the least with the un warning ofan impending humanitarian catastrophe. but some possible positive news the un now says its appeal for $600 million has reached its target and that the funds will now be directed at helping the 11 million most deprived people in the country. anita dullard is from the international committee of the red cross, and joins me from bangkok. great to have you on the programme. i understand that a team from the icrc is currently at the end of a week long visit in afghanistan can you describe what they ve seen there and what they ve found? sure, thank you. our director of operations has been there over the past week to support and meet with our team in the country. and what we re seeing is a really serious food crisis ....
By Perlina Lau Syria has entered its second decade of war. What started as a pro-democracy uprising has led to 10 years of brutal conflict. A International Red Cross volunteer stands above the rubble of a destroyed building in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Syria on March 5, 2018. Photo: AFP / Hamza Al-Ajweh Aid agencies are renewing their calls for support; asking the world not to forget a war that has killed an estimated 465,000 people and displaced more than 13 million people. In 2011, anti-government uprisings and people power swept across the Arab world. After 15 boys were detained and tortured for writing graffiti in support of Arab Spring in Syria, emboldened pro-democracy supporters called for the end of Bashar Al Assad s government. ....