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12/11/2004
Billions of dollars needed to tackle world's 'forgotten crises'
The UN has launched a $1.7 billion appeal for relief services to some 26 million people struggling to survive in the world's "forgotten crises".
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told donor governments that their contributions would constitute a “vitally important investment in our common future.”
The UN chief has taken the unprecedented step of writing to donor aid ministers asking them to meet the requirements and state their funding intentions by mid-January 2005.
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, said the aid would be used to improve conditions in war-affected regions, mainly in Africa, and help people there to survive.
“Hopes for recovery are growing in places like Burundi, Central African Republic and Somalia, hanging in the balance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire, and have diminished in the occupied Palestinian territory,” he said.
The appeal, crafted by 104 relief agencies, will lead to principled and effective action, Mr Egeland added.
Compared to last year’s request for funding, average requirements per appeal are 15% lower. Mr Egeland told donors that they would “get more for their money by contributing it early”.
The previous appeal received only 52% of the required funding, and just 12% during the first four months. The overall shortfall also reflects a 50% downturn in global humanitarian funding compared to 2003, and an 18% drop compared to 2002, when contributions to Iraq and Afghanistan peaked.
The appeal does not cover all emergencies such as those in Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Colombia, which rely on other humanitarian response and appeal mechanisms.
(gmcg)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan told donor governments that their contributions would constitute a “vitally important investment in our common future.”
The UN chief has taken the unprecedented step of writing to donor aid ministers asking them to meet the requirements and state their funding intentions by mid-January 2005.
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, said the aid would be used to improve conditions in war-affected regions, mainly in Africa, and help people there to survive.
“Hopes for recovery are growing in places like Burundi, Central African Republic and Somalia, hanging in the balance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire, and have diminished in the occupied Palestinian territory,” he said.
The appeal, crafted by 104 relief agencies, will lead to principled and effective action, Mr Egeland added.
Compared to last year’s request for funding, average requirements per appeal are 15% lower. Mr Egeland told donors that they would “get more for their money by contributing it early”.
The previous appeal received only 52% of the required funding, and just 12% during the first four months. The overall shortfall also reflects a 50% downturn in global humanitarian funding compared to 2003, and an 18% drop compared to 2002, when contributions to Iraq and Afghanistan peaked.
The appeal does not cover all emergencies such as those in Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Colombia, which rely on other humanitarian response and appeal mechanisms.
(gmcg)
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