2023-12-11 15:50:13
The main requests for humanitarian funds seek to address the crises in Syria
Courtesy | For the Palestinian Territories, affected by the conflict with Israel, the UN requests 1.2 billion dollars, almost five times more than a year ago
The United Nations today launched its annual appeal to finance humanitarian emergencies by 2024, when it aims to raise $46.4 billion to assist 180.5 million people in various crises related to conflicts, disasters aggravated by climate change or collapsed economies. .
The figures are slightly lower than a year ago, when the UN requested $56.7 billion to assist 245.1 million people, although they could increase throughout 2024 with unforeseen conflicts or natural disasters, as has happened this year. and in previous years.
The main requests for humanitarian funds seek to address the crises in Syria (for which 4.4 billion dollars are requested), Ukraine (3.1 billion), Afghanistan (3.0 billion), Ethiopia (2.9 billion) and Yemen (2.8 billion), all of them. countries punished by prolonged current or recent conflicts.
For the Palestinian Territories, affected by the conflict with Israel, the UN requests 1.2 billion dollars, almost five times more than a year ago.
Many of these conflicts have international ramifications due to the exodus of refugees, so the UN also requests an additional 5.5 billion dollars to assist the Syrian exodus, especially present in neighboring countries, 1.5 billion for the South Sudanese, 1.3 billion for the Sudanese and 1.0 billion for the ukrainian
In Latin America, the UN requests donations worth 650 million dollars to assist Venezuela (to which another 1.6 billion would be added for the countries hosting Venezuelan refugees), 283 million for Colombia, 87 million for El Salvador, 125 million for Guatemala, 673.8 million for Haiti and 205 million for Honduras.
These and other aid programs seek to help 180.5 million people on the planet, just over half of the 300 million that the UN estimates need humanitarian assistance in the world (74.1 million in Africa, 53.8 million in the Middle East and Maghreb, 50.8 million in Asia-Pacific and 38.9 million in Latin America).
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