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South Sudan. Humanitarian flight by Italian Cooperation to supply humanitarian goods
2021-03-15 Maeci
A humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation landed this afternoon at the airport of Juba, in South Sudan, from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, with a cargo of 12 tonnes of humanitarian goods, relief materials and food aid, provided by the Italian Cooperation and civil society organisations respectively.
The shipment, made in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is intended to strengthen humanitarian assistance in support of the population displaced by last year s floods and the local population afflicted by the country s health and food crisis.
General Assembly Adopts 4 Humanitarian Aid Resolutions, as Delegates Brace for COVID-19’s Broader Impact amid Threat of Famine, Economic Hardship
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SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION, 42ND & 43RD MEETINGS (AM & PM)
The General Assembly adopted four humanitarian-focused resolutions today, with delegates warning of ever-growing challenges in 2021 as the broader effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic including prolonged economic hardship and threat of major famine begin to take hold.
Volkan Bozkir (Turkey), President of the General Assembly, in opening remarks, cited the Global Humanitarian Overview 2021, released earlier this month by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, saying that 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2021. As the pandemic continues, he added, the international community must also urgently prepare for the possibility of famine.