UN Calls for Humanitarian Aid , for Desperate Earthquake Survivors , in War-Torn Syria.<br />On February 14, the United Nations launched an urgent <br />appeal to help an estimated 5 million survivors of last week's devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. .<br />Fox News reports that rebel-held northwest Syria has <br />received very little assistance due to deep divisions that <br />have been exacerbated by the country's ongoing civil war.<br />Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the appeal <br />one day after welcoming a new agreement between <br />the U.N. and Syrian President Bashar Assad.<br />Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the appeal <br />one day after welcoming a new agreement between <br />the U.N. and Syrian President Bashar Assad.<br />The U.N.-brokered deal will see two <br />new crossing points open up from Turkey <br />for an initial period of three months.<br />Fox News reports that the U.N. has been <br />limited to delivering aid to Syria through <br />a single crossing at Bab Al-Hawa. .<br />According to Guterres, $397 million will be used to provide , "desperately needed, life-saving relief for nearly<br />5 million Syrians — including shelter, health care, <br />food and protection" for three months.<br />Meanwhile, Guterres said that the U.N. is close to issuing <br />another emergency appeal for neighboring Turkey, <br />which was also ravaged by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.<br />The human suffering from this epic <br />natural disaster should not be made <br />even worse by manmade obstacles <br />— access, funding, supplies, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, via Fox News.<br />Half of the population faces hunger. <br />And that’s the worst that we’ve seen <br />since the beginning of the crisis in Syria. , Corinne Fleischer, U.N. World Food Program <br />Middle East Director, via Associated Press.<br />Half of the population faces hunger. <br />And that’s the worst that we’ve seen <br />since the beginning of the crisis in Syria. , Corinne Fleischer, U.N. World Food Program <br />Middle East Director, via Associated Press.<br />Even at the height of the war, <br />we didn’t have 12 million <br />people food insecure, Corinne Fleischer, U.N. World Food Program <br />Middle East Director, via Associated Press
