Over 235m people to need humanitarian aid in 2021 due to COVID-19 – UN
A record 235 million people are expected to be in need of humanitarian aid in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 40 per cent more than this year, UN forecasts…
UN releases US$15 m in aid to vulnerable countries to tackle spread of coronavirus
The World Health Organisation, WHO, says the United Nations, UN has released US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to help fund global efforts to contain the…
Humanitarian Support: UN to Reach 93m People in Nigeria, Others With $25bn Aid in 2019
The United Nations, UN, has launched a global humanitarian appeal of $25 billion to provide support to no less than 93 million people in need of humanitarian assistance…
Humanitarian Development: UN chiefs to visit Chad, Nigeria to assess efforts
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Mr Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mr Mark Lowcock will visit Nigeria and Chad on a mission to highlight and support…
UN official says sure of $1 billion in fresh aid for Lake Chad region
UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Monday, expressed optimism that over one billion dollars would be pledged or collected in fresh aid at a conference of donors to the drought-plagued…