UN seeks US$3.6 billion more for virus plan
A worker from Somaliland’s Ministry of Agriculture spraying desert locusts with bio-pesticide in one of the breeding grounds. The Great Horn of Africa is suffering a locust infestation on top of the coronavirus, which could lead to mass starvation. – EPA pic, July 17, 2020.
THE United Nations is seeking an additional US$3.6 billion for its global humanitarian response plan to battle the pandemic, warning developed countries yesterday of “the price of inaction” if poorer nations don’t receive help. “There is a serious risk of multiple famines later this year and early next year. We need to invest now to prevent that,” Mark Lowcock, the UN under secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told a news conference.
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