United Nations appeal for $46 billion in humanitarian aid in 2024

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, the United Nations said on Monday during the estimations that it is necessary to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world, including The occupied territories of Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine need 46 billion dollars in financial aid for 2024.

According to Reuters, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs during An overview of global humanitarian needs for 2024 states that nearly 300 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year due to conflicts and climate emergencies, as well as economic problems.

The estimates include the need for assistance of 74.1 million people in East and South Africa, where a large part of the population has been affected by the Sudan crisis and do not have favorable living conditions. .

“Martin Griffiths”, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, stated in this regard: “We need 181 million for our needs and for the agencies we represent.” We will target 300 million of these people. According to him, other organizations such as the Red Cross and the National Red Cross Associations have also submitted their financial requests for the new year.

According to the investigations carried out During the annual assessment of global humanitarian needs, it was said that the global humanitarian system is facing a major financial crisis, and only more than a third of the 57 billion dollars needed in aid funding was provided last year.

Griffiths described this as the worst “underfunding trend in years” and said that action to reduce the agencies’ credit demands for 2024, as well as ensure that agencies Emdady is “realistic, focused and accurate” when assessing the needs of this field, which is a difficult task. The part related to Gaza and the West Bank need the most humanitarian aid from the United Nations. On the other hand, Ukraine will be affected by the war with Russia among the countries that need a lot of attention and support.

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