UN needed more than ever after remarkable and extraordinary year
14 December 2011 –
The United Nations and its partners today called for $7.7 billion to provide humanitarian
assistance to 51 million
people in 16 countries over the course of next year, launching the largest
appeal in two decades.
“Millions of
people will be affected by emergencies
caused or worsened by the
impact of climate change, insecurity over food and water,
economic and
political crises, migration, urbanization and rapid population growth,” Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Af ....
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