World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden

Humanitarians have launched a $1.8 billion plan to support six million people in South Sudan next year, the United Nations has reported.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/11/1144132
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World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden
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South Sudan: $1.7 billion plan launched to meet humanitarian needs

31 Mar 2022

The UN and partners on Thursday launched a $1.7 billion Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for South Sudan, to meet the needs of some 6.8 million vulnerable people this year. 

UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks

18 Feb 2023

Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President warned on Saturday, at a water management event in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday.

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Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

04 Sep 2023

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organisations on Monday appealed for $1 billion to provide essential aid and protection to more than 1.8 million people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan who are expected to arrive in five neighbouring countries by the end of 2023.