UNICEF is seeking some USD34.5 million to provide urgent recovery support to children and their families in war-torn Gaza. The bulk of the funding – USD21.5 million – is earmarked for child protection and education programs, the U.N. agency said in a
. The appeal is part of U.N.'s USD613 million funding request to assist the Palestinian territory over a nine-month period and tops UNICEF's previous USD20 million appeal.