From building global supply chains and air bridges delivering masks and medical equipment, to communicating life-saving health messages from loudspeakers mounted on cars and bicycles, aid groups large and small are supporting the world’s most vulnerable people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Humanitarian organizations have mobilized to reach people most in need, both with specific COVID-19 assistance but also to continue their life-saving work for some 117 million women, men and children caught in conflict, poverty and climate-related emergencies. COVID-19 is present in virtually every country in the world, with more than 2.5 million confirmed cases and over 175,000 deaths.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/battle-against-covid-19-aid-groups-are-achieving-results-vulnerable-communities
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Aid-Groups.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-nations
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty