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As a result of the fact that malnutrition constitutes a threat to the lives of children in a number of different parts of Africa, humanitarian workers from the United Nations give aid to those who are in need.
The United Nations made a request for $46.4 billion for the year 2024 on Monday. The proposal was made in order to provide assistance to 181 million people who are suffering from sicknesses, mass displacement, and catastrophic hunger all over the world. This appeal comes at a time when communities all around the globe are still recovering from the devastation that has been caused by wars, climatic calamities, and failing economies.
During the unveiling of the Global Humanitarian Overview, Martin Griffiths, who is the Emergency Relief Coordinator for the United Nations, praised the heroic work of humanitarians. However, he also emphasized that the quantity of aid that is necessary to fulfill the expanding needs is much below the level of assistance that is being provided by international organizations.
According to the statement he made, “We are grateful to all donors for their contributions, which have amounted to twenty billion dollars so far this year; however, this is only a third of what was required.”
In accordance with his warning, “people will pay for it with their lives if we are unable to provide more assistance in the year 2024.”
In his presentation, Mr. Griffiths offered an outline of the objectives that the United Nations humanitarian agency has set for the next year. Despite the fact that there would be a need for assistance for 300 million individuals all over the world, he said that the reaction will concentrate on 181 million of those who are in the greatest need across 72 countries.
When compared to the prediction of $57 billion for the year 2023, this amount indicates a significant reduction, which demonstrates a greater concentration on the demand that is the most urgent.
According to the chief of the department of humanitarian affairs at the United Nations, “You can imagine what a lot of hard work it has been to reduce those numbers.” A concentrated and “tough-minded” approach toward what the agencies are going to be able to do about the problem was another thing that he asked for.
Mr. Griffiths made it quite clear that there are other organizations, the most prominent of which are the Red Cross and the National Red Cross Societies, in addition to the Médecins Sans Frontières, that present their own appeals and have their own responses.
Indicators of a need
There are three key elements that are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, according to the Global Humanitarian Overview. These factors include conflicts, the present situation of the global economy, and the rising climate disaster.
An rise in the number of conflicts is now taking place all around the world. These wars are getting more entrenched and are having a devastating impact on the communities they are affecting. It is estimated that almost one child out of every five is either living in a conflict zone or is seeking to flee from one. This is the situation all over the world.
As a consequence of the commencement of massive war in Sudan and hostilities between Israel and Gaza in 2023, there was a notable rise in the number of civilians who lost their lives as a result of these events.
In the span of only five weeks, the number of persons who were slain in the Occupied Palestinian Territory was comparable to more than sixty percent of the total number of civilians who were killed all over the globe in the year 2022. Ever since the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994, this year has already been the deadliest year.
Effects and ramifications that are detrimental
The consequences of financial deficits in the year 2023 have been rather devastating, as seen by a few instances that have occurred.
Between the months of May and November, ten million people in Afghanistan were deprived of the opportunity to receive food assistance, and more than half a million people in Myanmar were compelled to live in conditions that were insufficient for their level of living.
Around eighty percent of the individuals who are being targeted in Yemen do not have access to proper water and sanitation. On the other hand, in Nigeria, only two percent of women who are in need of sexual and reproductive health care and gender-based violence prevention have received the necessary help. This is a significant disparity between the two countries. A horrific situation is now unfolding in Yemen.
In addition to financial support,
In concluding, Mr. Griffiths, who is also the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations, highlighted that ensuring the safety of humanitarian workers and the people they are assisting is of the highest significance, in addition to providing necessary cash.
Therefore, we are in need of assistance with our finances. The protection that we need is urgent. It is something that we need, according to him, that we have humanitarian international law.
“And we need activism to remind people that actually the humanitarian operations are a sign and a signal and a symptom of the greatest humanity,” according to him. “And we need to encourage people to take action.”
