U.N. appeal for pandemic aid triples

The U.N. more than tripled its humanitarian aid appeal to US$6.7 billion, up from US$2 billion, for vulnerable countries threatened by the pandemic.

By Arete News - May 7, 2020

Residents of Chiredzi, Zimbabwe, one of nine countries added to the U.N.'s updated $6.7 billion aid appeal (AN/Ulrika Andersson)

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