More aid urged for refugees in Syria

DAMASCUS — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, called on Tuesday for additional resources to aid Lebanese and Syrian families seeking refuge in Syria.

"We need more resources; we don't have enough," Grandi told Xinhua News Agency, highlighting the strain on local Syrian communities already grappling with severe challenges after years of conflict in the country.

The UN reports that the long-simmering conflict in Syria has left 16.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including 7.5 million children and 7.24 million internally displaced people.