The United Nations is urgently seeking $46.4 billion for humanitarian aid in 2024 to support crisis-affected regions, including Palestine, Sudan, and Ukraine. The UN’s humanitarian office, OCHA, shared these details in their “Global Humanitarian Overview for 2024” report. It estimates that nearly 300 million people worldwide will need aid and protection. The plan is to […]
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