UN help in acute money: Millions remain without support!

UN help in acute money: Millions remain without support!

Ludwigsburg, Deutschland - The global humanitarian situation is increasing. The UN Nothilfebüro Ocha is faced with a financial crisis that leads to the drastic reduction of planned humanitarian aids for millions. As the Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung are reported for humanitarian help declined massively. While it was originally planned for the year $ 44 billion (around 38 billion euros), you are now only aiming for a target of $ 29 billion.

Currently Ocha collected only $ 5.6 billion in funds in June. As a result, only 114 million people can receive support instead of 180 million people, depending on other incoming funds. The budget cuts affect not only the USA, but also other countries, whose specific contributions are not mentioned.

global emergency situation

The global emergency is alarming because more than 300 million people will be dependent on life -saving support in 2024. The UN Nothilfekoordinator Tom Fletcher describes the current situation as a "perfect storm", which is caused by wars that are caused by the climate crisis and social inequality. In Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, in Sudan, Afghanistan and Yemen, the humanitarian needs have increased enormously, reports Tagesschau .

The UN have set themselves the goal of collecting $ 47 billion to finance help for around 190 million people. However, over a third of people who urgently need help will probably not receive any support. Fletcher warns that the chances of a successful financing year are low, which will lead to tough decisions. So far, not even half of the funds required have been provided, which is chronically underfunded by the aid programs.

an increase in humanitarian needs

The estimates of the UN Nothilfebüro show a worrying trend: the financial needs for humanitarian aid should increase to a record $ 51.5 billion in the coming year. This amount corresponds to an increase of 25 percent compared to the previous year's forecast. This makes it clear how shockingly the humanitarian needs are, not least thanks to extreme weather events such as drought and floods in Pakistan and on the horn of Africa as well as through the war in Ukraine, which leads to high international prices, such as Urc reported.

The challenges are massive: food aid in Syria was cut by 80 percent, and the famine in the Chad has tightened. In addition, the systematic violation of humanitarian international law is another challenge in many conflicts that hinder life -saving help enormously. This development puts everyone involved, while the situation for people in crisis areas is becoming more and more precarious.