World on fire': UN seeks $47b for aid in 2025

"The world is on fire," the United Nations' new humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, acknowledging he was looking ahead to 2025 with "dread".

Tom Fletcher presented the UN's 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview in Geneva. (© Elodie LE MAOU / AFP)

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The UN on Wednesday appealed for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year in a world ravaged by surging conflicts and the climate crisis but

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World on fire': UN seeks $47b for aid in 2025

"The world is on fire," the United Nations' new humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, acknowledging he was looking ahead to 2025 with "dread".

Tom Fletcher presented the UN's 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview in Geneva. (© Elodie LE MAOU / AFP)

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