Palestine, UN launch 539 mln USD appeal to aid Palestinians

Jamie McGoldrick (C), the United Nations' Humanitarian Coordinator, speaks during a press conference in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on March 14, 2018. The Palestinian government and the United Nations launched on Wednesday a 539.7-million-U.S. dollars appeal to address the urgent humanitarian needs of 1.9 million Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory in 2018. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)