UNHCR Seeks US$924 Mln For Response To COVID-19 By 2021
Muhammad Irfan Published July 25, 2021 | 04:20 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Jul, 2021 ) :The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking US$ 924 million for the response to COVID-19 especially in poorer countries in which the majority of the forcibly displaced persons are being hosted in 2021.
According to document released by the UNHCR, it was seeking US$ 924 million for the response to COVID-19 of which over 50 per cent was mainstreamed into the annual budget.
"Some US$ 455 million is sought through the COVID-19 Supplementary Appeal, for activities in 2021 related to the exceptional socio-economic and protection impacts of COVID-19", said the document. Out of total US $ 924 million, so far US $ 469 million has been mainstreamed into the 2021 Global Appeal while US$ 455 million are supplementary needs included in this appeal.
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