UN Receives Just One-Fifth of Funds Needed to Prepare for El Niño Crisis
The WFP and FAO say $40 million has been raised for nearly 9 million people as forecasts warn of stronger droughts and flooding.
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UN received only one fifth of R$ 1.05 billion requested to prepare for the food crises that the El Niño phenomenon can cause in 22 countries
Nairobi, Kenya. The UN has received just one fifth of the $202 million requested to prepare for the food crises that the El Niño phenomenon could cause in 22 countries, a senior FAO official told AFP this Friday.The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) requested $202 million in June to support nearly nine million people.However, they have only received about $40 million, alerted Rein Pa…
Today, the United Nations has called for $202 million in funding to reduce the potential catastrophic consequences of the El Niño phenomenon in 22 vulnerable countries and to support some 9 million people suffering from acute food insecurity.
The UN has received about 40 million of the 202 million dollars requested to support nearly nine million people, located in 22 countries vulnerable to droughts and floods caused by El Niño.
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