GENEVA: The Red Cross said Thursday (May 28) it was seeking US$3.2 billion for its COVID-19 crisis response - a huge increase on the US$825 ...
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said the COVID-19 pandemic had amplified inequalities in society, destabilised communities and reversed development gains made in the past decade.
"We now face a crisis on top of a crisis with worsening poverty and food insecurity alongside crippling economic conditions and a lack of public health services, safe water, sanitation and hygiene." Meanwhile, the ICRC is seeking US$1.24 billion in order to respond in conflict zones, support medical facilities and places of detention, and to curb the spread of the virus among displaced people and detainees and ensure they have access to medical treatment.
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