So far this year, at least 140 million people across 37 countries have been left in need of humanitarian aid. More usual, to give one glaring example, is the relative lack of international interest in the near-apocalyptic disaster currently afflicting the people of South Sudan. Of $883.5m requested in international aid, only $250m has been forthcoming so far. Manmade and natural disasters have so far left at least 140 million people in 37 countries in need of humanitarian aid. Governments such as the US and Britain, the two leading donor states, should increase, not cut, their foreign aid budgets.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2017 23:03 UTC