UNICEF is particularly concerned about children who have been orphaned or separated from their families and are in critical need of basic assistance and psychological support.
The rest of the Syrians, about a third, live in temporary tent settlements; they rent the ground for, on average, fifty dollars, and receive basic assistance — food and hygiene kits, blankets and baby supplies — from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other organizations working in the field.
The suspension of the groups' field operations deprived more than a million orphans, schoolchildren, elderly people and other impoverished Zimbabweans of food and other basic assistance, according to the nations that donated the aid.
He did not mention the role that Mr. Mugabe's government played in halting the provision of food and other basic assistance under the contention that aid groups were colluding with Western nations to help the opposition.
Volunteers, young and old alike, have played a key role in providing basic assistance to the migrants – many of whom arrived after days without water and food.
The U.N. estimates that four-fifths of the population is in need of basic assistance, but the Saudi-led blockade of air, land, and sea has obstructed even humanitarian aid, with the distinct smell of war crimes.
A10 Quake Victims Battle Winter Despite a large aid effort since an earthquake devastated Kashmir three months ago, there are villages still in need of basic assistance during the region's harsh winter.
As a priority, the "de-facto" authorities have a responsibility to ensure the basic assistance to the populations in question.
It was established over 50 years ago to provide boys in need with basic assistance, education and vocational skills on a short term basis, or for about three months.
Every month the number of people requiring basic assistance inside Syria rises: the figure now stands at 12.2 million.
