UN Needs $33 Billion for Aid As US Funds Genocide
The United Nations needs $33 billion to address growing global crises, a sum Bloomberg notes is its 'most modest ask in the past half-decade.' ($33 billion, UN, Bloomberg) Meanwhile, the US House just approved another $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, a country actively engaging in what many international bodies describe as a potential genocide in Gaza. (House Appropriations Committee, HR 815,
2023). This 'lack of US funding' for humanitarian efforts appears to be a direct consequence of prioritizing military aid for one nation over global human suffering. One might wonder: how many school lunches, hospital beds, or emergency shelters could $14.3 billion fund in countries facing famine, instead of fueling the destruction that creates more refugees in the first place? It seems some
humanitarian crises are more profitable than others.