The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 9, 2014 Aid Groups Asks Rich Nations to Take in Syrian Refugees -------------------------------------------------------- The U.N. appeal for increased humanitarian aid comes as a group of aid organizations has called on rich nations to offer refuge to at least 5 percent of Syria's 3.2 million refugees, some 180,000 people. .