UN increased humanitarian appeal to $10.3-billion for 63 countries, has only received $1.7-billion
Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on December 4, 2018.Coronavirus support to poor countries has been so far “grossly inadequate and that’s dangerously short-sighted,” U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday as he asked wealthy countries for billions more dollars in assistance.
As finance ministers from the Group of 20 major economies prepare to meet virtually on Saturday, Lowcock told reporters: “The message to the G20 is step up now or pay the price later.” “The response so far of wealthy nations, who’ve rightly thrown out the fiscal and monetary rule books to protect their own people and economies, the response that they’ve made to the situations in other countries has been grossly inadequate and that’s dangerously short-sighted,” Lowcock said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Polish president pranked by Russians pretending to be UN chiefA Russian prankster posing as the UN secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland's reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday's election.
Read more »
Bob Rae says UN can ‘prevail’ amid attacks on multilateralism but questions effectivenessMr. Rae said that while the Trudeau and Trump administrations are not currently on the same page when it comes to the value of the UN, the governments remain strong partners
Read more »
Vaccination levels falling during pandemic, UN warnsThe number of children worldwide getting life-saving vaccinations has declined this year largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization and UNICEF warned on Wednesday.
Read more »
Coronavirus resurgence forces countries around the world to reimpose restrictionsAccording to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 13 million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide and over 578,000 deaths
Read more »