The UNS Special Representative on sexual violence in the conflict said that when military expenses increase worldwide, it struggles that mainly affects women and children.
“What we are doing is that sexual violence is struggling, and affecting all citizens, but significantly to women and girls, Pramila Patton said the VOA on the International Humanitarian Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“We should invest more in prevention. We should invest in addressing the root cause, which is marginalized, poverty, gender inequality,” he said. “Of course, we have to answer, but I think prevention is where we should invest more.”
Many human groups from the United Nations and Saudi have organized the hero of the forum in February that traditional Western donors are less or caught.
In the United States, the Trump administration has moved to cut foreign aid to tens of billion dollars, although its functions face legal challenges that are now making their way through courts.
Leela Pakkla, director of UNICEF supply division, said her agency is demanding $ 9.9 billion to help more than 109 million weak children and their families.
“This year, as we are looking at the Humanitrian spectrum, we are looking at the increased needs, whether it is in nutrition, whether it is around water and hygiene, access to health, and ensure children but lose to vaccination,” he said.
He said that resources are not keeping pace with demand.
He said, “We have the number of wasting sev acute malnutrition among children around the world, what is in conflict and delicate context, or this rapid response in the beginning of disasters, natural disasters,” he said.
He said that in Southern Africa, perennial drawws, floods and cyclones affect children and their families.
Pakkala said, “Ship ahead of the ability to respond to the needs.”
Dereze Vardofa, president of non -profit SOS Children’s Villages International, said that climate change is contributing to a common humanitarian crisis.
“The situation is deteriorating and especially in eastern and southern Africa. There are people who are affected by premature human crisis, “Hey said.” And the international humanitarian discovery is not marching to the magnitude of this scale and need.
Some groups are gymnastics for organizations for searching as Saudi-based King Salman Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Center (Ksrelief).
Hana Omar, director of the Center for Participation and International Relations, said that Ksrefief is helping many African countries as conflict and climate change leaves people needy people.
“We are committed to giving our assistance, to find ways to advocate the rights of these people and to do surgery that we reach in need. Still hope that people want to solve and find solutions for all thesis challenges, ”said Omar.
This year Ksrelief organized the aid platform with the under theme: “Navigating the future of the humanitarian response” because it celebrated Saudi Arabia’s boundaries to celebrate its 10th anniversary to do human work.
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