Clarification: Finland-Syria Aid story | iNFOnews.ca
From left: UNDP Administrator Helen Clark, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator of OCHA, Stephen O'Brien and Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykk'nen at the Conference on Supporting Syrians and the Region in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Clarification: Finland-Syria Aid story

HELSINKI – In a story Jan. 24, The Associated Press reported that the U.N. refugee agency was seeking $4.63 billion in new funding to assist Syrian refugees. The story should have made clear that various U.N. agencies, not just the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, are appealing for the funds.

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