Rich nations must dig deeper, says humanitarian chief

A year of disasters around the world sparked an unprecedented outpouring of aid, but richer nations still are not giving enough money to tackle lingering humanitarian crises, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief says.

Rich nations must dig deeper, says humanitarian chief

A year of disasters around the world sparked an unprecedented outpouring of aid, but richer nations still are not giving enough money to tackle lingering humanitarian crises, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief says.

Jan Egeland said, for example, that as many people died in Congo every eight months as in last year’s Indian Ocean tsunami.

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