The United Nations has launched an aid appeal calling for $16.4 billion dollars from members, in order to fund humanitarian operations in 2015.
The global body highlighted humanitarian crises in Syria, South Sudan, Iraq and Central African Republic as the top priorities for the coming year.
Valerie Amos, U.N. Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator said “these four crises alone account for over 70 percent of the funding requirements we are asking for today."
"And, if you think about what is happening in those countries, you will see that these are not second-order crises," she added. "This is why we say we are facing needs at an unprecedented level.”
The request, which is a 25% percent increase over last year, will be allocated to help over 57.5 million people said the UN.
“Over 80 percent of those we intend to help are in countries mired in conflict where brutality and violence have had a devastating impact on their lives,” added Amos.
See our earlier post: More than 1.7 million Syrian refugees at threat as WFP suspends food aid (01 Dec 2014)
The global body highlighted humanitarian crises in Syria, South Sudan, Iraq and Central African Republic as the top priorities for the coming year.
Valerie Amos, U.N. Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator said “these four crises alone account for over 70 percent of the funding requirements we are asking for today."
"And, if you think about what is happening in those countries, you will see that these are not second-order crises," she added. "This is why we say we are facing needs at an unprecedented level.”
The request, which is a 25% percent increase over last year, will be allocated to help over 57.5 million people said the UN.
“Over 80 percent of those we intend to help are in countries mired in conflict where brutality and violence have had a devastating impact on their lives,” added Amos.
See our earlier post: More than 1.7 million Syrian refugees at threat as WFP suspends food aid (01 Dec 2014)