UNICEF ready for 50,000 people exiting Syria's eastern Ghouta

Reuters , Friday 16 Mar 2018

The U.N. children's fund UNICEF has response plans in place to cope with 50,000 people coming out of the Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta, spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told a U.N. briefing in Geneva on Friday.

"We have been working, planning to respond to evacuations for a while and specifically to provide shelters with emergency assistance," she said. "Our response plans cover up to 50,000 people." 

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