UN makes $7.7 billion aid appeal for 2012

GENEVA. December 15. KAZINFORM The United Nations is asking donor nations to give $7.7 billion to pay for humanitarian emergencies in 2012; Kazinform refers to Arab News.

The initial request for next year is significantly lower than the $8.9 billion that the global body asked for in 2011.

The UN's humanitarian appeals are revised throughout the year to respond to unforeseen disasters.

UN aid chief Valerie Amos told reporters in Geneva on Wednesday that the appeal would cover the needs of 51 million people from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe; Kazinform cites Arab News.

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