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Millions on brink of starvation, Urgent aid needed- NGOs

thevaultzby thevaultz
April 20, 2021
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Millions on brink of starvation, Urgent aid needed- NGOs

More than 250 NGOs have urgently called on international governments to increase aid and save more than 34 million people on the brink of starvation this year.

In an open letter addressed to world leaders, the groups working to fight against inequality said;up to 270 million people are extremely food insecure with millions “teetering on the very edge of famine”.

“The combined impacts of conflict, climate change and inequality, coupled;with the COVID-19 crisis, have led to an acute food insecurity situation around the world.

“Needs already cannot be met, and we are increasingly likely to face multiple famines if we do not respond now.

The letter’s key signatories include Oxfam, Save the Children, and the International Rescue Committee.

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Danssanin Lanizou, 30, holds her month-old baby as a nurse inserts a drip to treat her malnutrition at Houndé hospital in Tuy, Burkina Faso. Image: AP

In a statement following the publication of the letter, the aid groups also noted;that a year on since the UN warned;of “famine of biblical proportions”, donors have only funded 5% of this year’s $7.8bn food security appeal.

The statement further revealed that the amount of additional funding called for by the UN’s World Food Programme amounts to $5.5bn, which is equivalent to less than 26% of the $1.9 trillion countries spend per year on their military.

“The richest countries are slashing their food aid even as millions of people go hungry; this is an extraordinary political failure. They must urgently reverse these decisions. And we must confront the fundamental drivers of starvation – global hunger;is not about lack of food, but a lack of equality.”

Figures likely to increase if no actions are taken

The NGOs joint statement also intimated that while at least $5.5bn is needed in urgent food and agricultural assistance to avert the imminent risk of famine, millions more is needed to provide health care, clean water and other essential, basic services.

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At the end of last year, the UN estimated that 270 million people were either at high risk of, or already facing, severe levels of hunger. The groups disclosed that some 174 people in 58 countries have reached that level and are at risk of dying from malnutrition or lack of food.

They also warned that this figure will likely increase in the coming months if no actions are taken.

The joint statement included testimonies from people living in conflict zones and dire humanitarian conditions.

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Fadya, from Lahj governorate in Yemen, recalled how she considered suicide “several times”.

“When humanitarian workers came to my hut, they thought I had food because smoke was coming from my kitchen. But I was not cooking food for my children – instead, I could only give them hot water and herbs, after which they went to sleep hungry.

“I thought about suicide several times but I did not do it because of my children.”

The open letter further warned that funding alone is not sufficient.

“The situation requires urgent action at a scale we are simply not seeing. If no urgent action is taken, lives will be lost. Countries need to take immediate political action to stop these conflicts from continuing, and need to address rising inequalities.

“It is imperative that we raise our collective voices to secure the international attention this cause deserves before it is too late.”

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