Aid Agencies Need $41 Billion In 2022 To Help People Face War, Disease And Hunger Around The World

Martin Griffiths, DW: Opinion: No price tag is too high for humanitarian work 

$41 billion — that’s what aid agencies need to help people facing war, disease and hunger around the world in 2022. It's more than ever before, writes Martin Griffiths. 

It shouldn't come as a surprise: Many parts of the world are going through dark times. The pandemic casts a long shadow. We are battered by heat, rain and storms, as the climate crisis picks up pace. 

The UN and our many partner aid groups estimate that 274 million people need cash, food, medicine, shelter, or other humanitarian help in 63 countries. That's gone up by 17%. 

Our fundraising appeal presents the price of survival, hope, and dignity for people who have had the sheer accident of birth to be hit by a disaster; get caught up in a war; or be forced on the run. 

Afghanistan needs the most, $4.5 billion (€3.9 billion), while helping people cope with drought and conflict in Ethiopia requires $2.8 billion, and major refugee programs cost some $10 billion.  

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Update #1: Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan (AP)  

Update #2: UN estimates 9.4 million people need food aid in northern Ethiopia (The National)  

WNU Editor: Ethiopia and Afghanistan are the two worst hit countries right now.