Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called for $7 billion dollars in aid to help 30 million people in more than 31 countries, as part of the Humanitarian Appeal 2009, making this the largest such appeal to private and public donors since 360 aid agencies, including UN organizations, began to coordinate their efforts in 1991in an annual, consolidated appeal.
The request was made during the second day of Ki-Moon’s official visit to Geneva. The money will be used in “the struggle with long-running conflicts, natural disasters, the effects of climate change, and high food prices,” says UN Under-Secretary General, John Holmes, who notes that this money equates to only a few cents for every 100 dollars of income in rich nations.
The Humanitarian Appeal comprises 12 consolidated appeals for the Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq and region, Kenya, the occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, the West African region, and Zimbabwe.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 20 November 2008.
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Tags: Ban Ki-moon, International organizations, UN, United Nations