Humanitarian needs in Syria remain massive_ OCHA says

New York-SANA- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that humanitarian needs in Syria remain enormous, with $1.2 billion needed to provide essential assistance to 6.7 million people from the most vulnerable groups until March of this year.

During his daily press conference, reported by the UN News website, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General stated that “This includes providing 5.4 million people with food aid, 3 million people with healthcare, and 2.5 million people with clean water and sanitation.”

It was reported that more than 50,000 children, including children with disabilities, are deprived of education, as their schools are used as collective shelters for the displaced, he added.

Syria continues to host one of the world’s largest displaced populations, and some 40 per cent of those targeted with aid are internally displaced.