Tripoli, Jumada I 13, 1439, Jan 30, 2018, SPA -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that 378,000 Libyan children need urgent humanitarian assistance during 2018 which would require an estimated USD $ 20 million. According to the official website of United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Abdulrahman Ghandour, UNICEF Special Representative to Libya said: “2018 is a pivotal year for Libya, especially for children”. He added: “This is why at UNICEF, we are appealing for USD $ 20 million to help us scale up our response to provide urgent assistance to children, as well as long term support to all children throughout Libya” UNICEF clarified that among 170,000-people displaced, an estimated 54% are children, mentioning that UNICEF managed to reach children throughout Libya in 2017. --SPA 20:31 LOCAL TIME 17:31 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w599679