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Article: United Nations agencies appeal for $259 million in emergency assistance for Iraq; Amount needed to make up shortfall in funding for humanitarian aid to Iraq in 2003.
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- June 24, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 June 2003-UN: United Nations agencies appeal for $259 million in emergency assistance for Iraq; Amount needed to make up shortfall in funding for humanitarian aid to Iraq in 2003(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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At this morning's launch of the revised Inter-agency Humanitarian Appeal for Iraq, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette said that $259 million was needed for United Nations humanitarian assistance to the people of Iraq and for emergency rehabilitation in the country.
Following the launch of the Flash Appeal for Iraq on 28 March for $2.2 billion, $1.1 billion had been made available from the ...