The $45.3 billion needed for vital activities throughout 2025 has been only 21 percent funded in Septemberwith nearly $9.6 billion received, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said Tuesday.
This represents “a staggering decrease of more than 40 percent compared to the same period last year.”
Closure of health facilities and reduction of food aid
OCHA highlighted that funding gaps have devastating consequences for millions of people around the world who are left without health care, food and education.
“In Afghanistanmore than 420 health facilities have closed this year, forcing three million people to be left without intensive care,” the agency said.
In SomaliaFood aid cuts now mean only 350,000 people will receive aid in November, down from more than a million in August, while half a million Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh have lost access to education.
Support saves lives
The UN and its humanitarian partners are doing everything they can to reach as many vulnerable people as possible with the limited funding available, OCHA said.
In June, the agency launched ahyper-prioritized global attractiveness in the broader framework of 2025 Global humanitarian overview which required $29 million to meet the most urgent needs of 114 million people.
“We have been forced into triage of human survival», Tom Fletcher, UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergencies Coordinator. said at the time.
“Too many people will not receive the support they need, but we will save as many lives as possible with the resources given to us. »
OCHA called on donors to increase their investments in humanitarian assistance, saying that “at a time of immense global needs, increased support is essential to save lives.”
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
