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United Nations : UN relief to Syria has been increasingly underfunded amid escalating humanitarian demands, outgoing UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said, calling for international support. “Over the past three years, we have seen a steady reduction in funding for the Humanitarian Response Plan — from 55 per cent funded in 2021 to only 39 per cent last year,” the biggest gap since the crisis began, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Griffiths said in a farewell address on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency. In Syria, 16.7 million people require humanitarian assistance, more...