Reports

Amid the continued decline in human financing, international efforts to support the most vulnerable people

The Humanitarian Coordination Office indicated that more than 300 million people worldwide need humanitarian assistance, however, the financing is diminishing annually, and it is expected that this year will decrease to its lowest levels ever.

The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, said that the allocation of the emergency fund today rapidly directs the resources to where the need is intensified, and confirmed that it is “The harsh discounts in financing do not mean the disappearance of human needs for countries affected by conflict, climate change and economic turmoil.”

A third of the new financing will support SudanWhich suffers from violence, displacement and hunger, And Neighboring, where many people fled. Funding will also enhance the humanitarian response in Afghanistan, Central Africa, Honduras, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Venezuela and Zambia.

Funding will also support life -saving initiatives to protect people at risk due to climatic shocks, which have become possible thanks to the Central Work Calipment account to confront emergency.

The Fund – which is managed by the Humanitarian Coordination Office – is allocated twice a year for emergency situations that suffer from a lack of financing as a global warning to highlight the need for additional financing by member states, the private sector and other donors.

Humanitarian society is seeking this year to raise approximately $ 45 billion to reach 185 million people from the most vulnerable around the world. So far, only 5 percent of this financing has been received, leaving a gap of more than $ 42 billion.

Lack of financing puts children’s lives at risk

In a related news, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell confirmed that the discounts in the announced and expected financing will limit the organization’s ability to reach millions of children in need.

In a statement, she said that the discounts by many donor countries come two years after lowering aid “At an unprecedented need.” She emphasized that millions of children are affected by the conflict, and they need vaccination against deadly diseases such as measles and polio, and they must be taught and preserved.

س In order: “With the continued needs of resources, UNICEF has constantly brought efficiency and innovations to our work, and we have done our best to reach children at risk. But these new discounts create a global financing crisis that puts the lives of millions of additional children at risk.”

Russell indicated that UNICEF is fully funded by voluntary contributions by governments, private sector partners and individuals. She emphasized that this support helped save the lives of millions of children, ensure that infectious diseases are not spread across the border, and to alleviate the risk of instability and violence.

She said: “With our partners, we have made historical progress. Since 2000, the child’s mortality has decreased under the age of five in the world by 50 percent. Millions of children are alive today thanks to this work. Millions of others have been protected by improving their health and a brighter future. UNICEF calls on all donors to continue to finance decisive assistance programs for the world’s children. We cannot let them down now.”

Related Articles

Back to top button