One of the purposes of the United Nations,
as stated in its Charter, is "to achieve international co-operation in
solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or
humanitarian character." The UN first did this in the aftermath of
the Second World War on the devastated continent of Europe, which it helped to
rebuild.
The Organization is now relied upon by the
international community to coordinate humanitarian relief operations due to
natural and man-made disasters in areas beyond the relief capacity of national
authorities alone.
The United Nations needs a record $22.2
billion to cover humanitarian relief projects next year, covering the needs of
93 million people in 33 countries, U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien said
on Monday.
"This is a reflection of a state of
humanitarian need in the world not witnessed since the Second World War,"
he told a news conference, adding that 80 percent of the needs stemmed from
man-made conflicts, such as those in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Nigeria and South
Sudan.
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