UN Calls for $20 Billion Life-Saving Global Aid as War Ravages World
SputnikNews.com
08.12.2015
The UN will need US$20 billion worth of aid next year to provide life-saving services to around 90 million people across 37 different countries, officials say, with ongoing conflict and environmental concerns creating a global humanitarian crisis not seen since World War Two.
The organization launched its biggest annual call for aid, which was five times larger than a decade ago, with many concerned about the bleak state of affairs in many parts of the world.
“Suffering in the world has reached levels not seen in a generation. Conflicts and disasters have driven millions of children, women and men to the edge of survival. They desperately need our help,” Stephen O’Brien, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator said.
2015 saw the continuation of, and in many cases the increase, of violence in many parts of the world, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, where many civilians have been killed, injured or displaced.
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