After a dismal 2015 of mass refugee flows, war and
catastrophe, leading U.N. agencies and their partners announced Monday Dec 07,2015
that they are seeking over $20 billion in funding next year — the
largest humanitarian appeal in history.
The United
Nations agencies for health, refugees and humanitarian assistance known
as WHO, UNHCR and OCHA and their partner organisations want to help some
87 million people in 37 countries including Syria, Yemen, South Sudan
and Iraq next year. They are the most vulnerable people among an
estimated 125 million in need in total, officials said.
The
agencies are already running short — they say they are only half-funded
in their 2015 appeals for $19.9 billion and face a total funding gap of
$10.2 billion, which is also a record. The funds, mostly from
governments, go to medical support, food, shelter, protection and other
aid for vulnerable or displaced people.
The appeals
are to help cover all sorts of human miseries, such as those caused by
war and natural disasters. The agencies noted that worldwide, some 60
million people have been forced to flee their homes in recent years —
the highest level in the post-war era.
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