UN Launches 2010 Humanitarian Funding Appeal

By Ivy Mungcal // 30 November 2009

Humanitarian Aid

The United Nations is seeking USD7.1 billion from international donors for its emergency and humanitarian relief operations next year,

reports. It is the largest humanitarian aid appeal made by the U.N since it began doing so in the early 1990s.

About the author

Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.