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World Humanitarian Day 2020: A tribute to aid workers on the front lines

This is the eleventh World Humanitarian Day, designated by the UN General Assembly. This year's World Humanitarian Day comes as the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication Date: 
19/08/2020
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Global, People, Workers, Health Care, Coronavirus
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Urgent funding needed to address the COVID-19 outbreak and humanitarian needs of 7.4 million people in South Sudan

The Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Alain Noudéhou, today launched an urgent funding appeal to support the COVID-19 response and respond to new humanitarian needs. The COVID-19 Addendum to the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan requests US$390 million and brings the overall humanitarian appeal for the year to $1.9 billion. The National COVID-19 Response Plan, which request $150 million, is included in this Addendum. Humanitarian organizations aim to assist 7.4 million people by the end of the year, up from the 5.6 million planned before the outbreak.

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Africa, Sudan, Coronavirus, Health Care, UN