The U.N. has launched a new $500 million appeal to address worsening humanitarian conditions in Iraq. The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, said aid operations are at severe risk without urgent funds.

Lise Grande: “There are 77 health clinics and facilities in areas that are servicing the hardest-hit people. They’re starting to close right now. By the end of June, they’ll all be closed. Already we’re facing a stock-out of emergency kits. These are the kits that we give families when they’re running for their lives. It’s a kit that includes drinking water, sanitation supplies and food. And we’re about to stock out of them. That’s why we need support right now. Iraq is on the brink. The people are in a lot of trouble.”