GENEVA (AP) — The directors of five United Nations agencies that provide humanitarian aid to Syria say their appeal for $6.5 billion in emergency funding for 2014 has been mostly ignored.

With only $1.2 billion pledged, the agency heads are renewing their December appeal and emphasizing that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating by the day as the 3-year-old civil war escalates in many areas.

Recommended Stories

Paul LePage polarizes Maine voters with comeback bid for Jared Golden’s House seat

Women’s health depends on recognizing sex differences

Nickel-and-dimed voters are ready to send politicians the bill