Looks like a perfect place for Saudi Arabia to use those trillions in sovereign wealth fund, as that problem is on their doorstep. Better there than a soccer team. Of course, they have no regard for the lower classes at all, as evidenced by their importation of Phillipinos and other minorities to do their dirty jobs.
“The shocking thing is that to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of the region the relief agencies are asking, all told, for less than $20 billion… the rich countries of the world could muster only $19 billion dollars.“
So the most urgent needs were just about met (19/20 $bn)? The shame is that only that was met and not more, especially in contrast to other, much larger aid packages?
Not implying enough has been done, just asking for understanding. The paragraph read as if it was building up for the funding to be well under what was needed.
The same paragraph says, “ For all humanitarian emergencies around the world, the ask in 2023 was $56.7 billion.” and this 19b is I think for all humanitarian emergencies around the world, not just the Africa region for which agencies estimate 20b.
All of this around the world has been going on non-stop as always whether we're paying attention or not. And ever since DJT came down that escalator almost 9 years ago the American media really has really focused on very little else - and it is going to hurt us big-time at some point.
My long way around te block to express appreciation for a needed deep dive into topics that have been long neglected.
A horrific tragedy, but not a new one. Over the last few decades this region's suffering has changed in its mix of victims, or in the specific incentives of the players, but it has never gone away.
To focus on the lack of funding for humanitarian programs is to make an assumption, that adequate funding would solve the problem. It's not, as you must know, not just the funding. It's the entire infrastructure that relief programs use, from transport and fuel to security. According to DEV, most global relief workers and agencies were so terrified by the rape and violence South Sudan forces inflicted within a supposedly secure compound that they will not return.
On the UAE gold bit - it would be interesting to zero in on the impact on the Rwandan economy. Gold now makes up 30% of Rwanda's exports and virtually all of it goes to the UAE (https://oec.world/en/profile/country/rwa). Hardly any of it comes from Rwanda itself but instead from neighboring DRC where the evidence suggests Rwanda is supporting the M23 insurgency. I therefore wonder to what extent this gold has contributed to Rwanda's economic growth in recent years and enabled it to weather the COVID crisis as the country has heavily invested in the MICE sector...
Thank you for using your voice to bring attention to the massive scale of suffering in this region. Writing from Uganda where as WFP we are struggling with insufficient funding. We are, however, working towards the aim of refugee self-reliance to both reduce the number of people dependent on humanitarian assistance and invest in local economies around refugee settlements.
"in the midst of a mounting hunger crisis, Somalia’s Humanitarian Plan witnessed a 50% reduction in funding between 2021 and 2023". 📢
Looks like a perfect place for Saudi Arabia to use those trillions in sovereign wealth fund, as that problem is on their doorstep. Better there than a soccer team. Of course, they have no regard for the lower classes at all, as evidenced by their importation of Phillipinos and other minorities to do their dirty jobs.
Am I reading the last paragraph correctly?
“The shocking thing is that to meet the most urgent humanitarian needs of the region the relief agencies are asking, all told, for less than $20 billion… the rich countries of the world could muster only $19 billion dollars.“
So the most urgent needs were just about met (19/20 $bn)? The shame is that only that was met and not more, especially in contrast to other, much larger aid packages?
Not implying enough has been done, just asking for understanding. The paragraph read as if it was building up for the funding to be well under what was needed.
The same paragraph says, “ For all humanitarian emergencies around the world, the ask in 2023 was $56.7 billion.” and this 19b is I think for all humanitarian emergencies around the world, not just the Africa region for which agencies estimate 20b.
All of this around the world has been going on non-stop as always whether we're paying attention or not. And ever since DJT came down that escalator almost 9 years ago the American media really has really focused on very little else - and it is going to hurt us big-time at some point.
My long way around te block to express appreciation for a needed deep dive into topics that have been long neglected.
Fantastic information, but what are you going to do about it?
HOW TO flip the world in under 12 months?
The One Small Town (fmr. Ubuntu Movement) is a localized emancipatory project by archaeologist Michael Tellinger with two outstanding benefits:
1. It's up and running worldwide!
2. It has a central bank of its own.
* https://www.academia.edu/109289949/Start_up_ONE_SMALL_TOWN_Initiatives_Worldwide
(see links on p.2)
What OST misses is a catch phrase (think "MeToo" or "Free Free Palestine") in combination with HOW TO communicate it in all corners of the world:
* https://www.academia.edu/101792639/Revolutionary_Manifest_Sovereign_Humanity_ABC123_to_16_Emancipatory_Shadow_Institutions
Combine OST and Sovereign Humanity and the world is flipped within 12 months!
A horrific tragedy, but not a new one. Over the last few decades this region's suffering has changed in its mix of victims, or in the specific incentives of the players, but it has never gone away.
To focus on the lack of funding for humanitarian programs is to make an assumption, that adequate funding would solve the problem. It's not, as you must know, not just the funding. It's the entire infrastructure that relief programs use, from transport and fuel to security. According to DEV, most global relief workers and agencies were so terrified by the rape and violence South Sudan forces inflicted within a supposedly secure compound that they will not return.
On the UAE gold bit - it would be interesting to zero in on the impact on the Rwandan economy. Gold now makes up 30% of Rwanda's exports and virtually all of it goes to the UAE (https://oec.world/en/profile/country/rwa). Hardly any of it comes from Rwanda itself but instead from neighboring DRC where the evidence suggests Rwanda is supporting the M23 insurgency. I therefore wonder to what extent this gold has contributed to Rwanda's economic growth in recent years and enabled it to weather the COVID crisis as the country has heavily invested in the MICE sector...
Thank you for using your voice to bring attention to the massive scale of suffering in this region. Writing from Uganda where as WFP we are struggling with insufficient funding. We are, however, working towards the aim of refugee self-reliance to both reduce the number of people dependent on humanitarian assistance and invest in local economies around refugee settlements.
Is the UAE gold involvement bullish or bearish for price of gold?