Well, this ain’t good.
In response to the absolute shit-show that 2015 has been worldwide, the United Nations have launched their largest ever aid funding appeal. Their latest call-out is looking to fill a $20 billion hole in their budget, largely caused by rampant geopolitical and environmental strife around the planet.
For comparison: Australia’s entire Official Development Assistance stash for 2015 – 2016 is $4 billion.
The UN’s Humanitarian Aid head Stephen O’Brien even went as far to say “human suffering has reached levels not seen since the Second World War.”
But wait, there’s more. El Niño, the bastard, is still doing its thing and totally messing up weather patterns. With those changes come the opportunity for drought, famines, and all sorts of nastiness that the UN is looking to address.
How’s that for a start to 2016?
