UN / HUMANITARIAN FUNDS SHORTFALL

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that halfway into 2023, it has only received 20 percent of the $54.8 billion it needs to help people in need around the world. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:12
• Production Date: 27 June 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; UNITED NATIONS FINANCES
• MAMS Id: 3065412
• Parent Id: 3065412
• Alternate Title: unifeed230627i

Description

STORY: UN / HUMANITARIAN FUNDS SHORTFALL
TRT: 01:12
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 27 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

27 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at to podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that halfway into 2023, it has only received 20 percent of the $54.8 billion it needs to help people in need around the world. At the end of last year, the number of people who needed aid was a record 349 million, but that number has climbed to 362 million. This means that one in 22 people globally now require assistance. With needs growing exponentially, funding is struggling to keep pace. OCHA also warns that unequal funding across emergencies and key sectors have challenged our ability to respond to surging needs. Current underfunded crises include Myanmar, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Venezuela, Somalia and Afghanistan. These funding gaps have real consequences on millions of people, and we encourage donors to continue to contribute generously to the humanitarian response plans.”
5. Wide shot, end of briefing

Storyline

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today (27 Jun) announced that halfway into 2023, it has only received 20 percent of the $54.8 billion it needs to help people in need around the world.

Talking to reporters in New York, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “at the end of last year, the number of people who needed aid was a record 349 million, but that number has climbed to 362 million. This means that one in 22 people globally now require assistance.”

With needs growing exponentially, Haq said, “funding is struggling to keep pace.”

Current underfunded crises include Myanmar, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Venezuela, Somalia and Afghanistan.