UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN will seek greater aid funding next year as a surge in conflicts worldwide is piling on hardship, a senior aid official said on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

UN deputy aid official Kyung-wha Kang said the world body was trying to come up with innovative ways to raise money for relief operations needed to help growing numbers of civilians trapped in increasingly violent conflicts.

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