Underfunding of aid appeal leaves millions of Haitians missing essential support: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Persistent underfunding of Haiti's 674 million U.S. dollar UN relief plan means millions of people are missing out on essential support, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that stepped-up and sustained funding is needed to stem the deepening humanitarian crisis in the Caribbean nation.

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