International Aid Groups Struggle as Needs Soar
June 5, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
Charities and other aid organizations face a shortage of money to help displaced and needy people in the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, as political complexities in those areas and the world’s financial troubles cause government grants and private donations to plummet, Reuters reports.
Agencies in Sri Lanka struggling to meet the basic needs of almost 300,000 people displaced in the country’s civil war say they have only enough money to keep their relief operations going for about three more months.
Money donated to the United Nation’s $155-million appeal for Sri Lanka stood at $61-million, as of yesterday, and an additional $27-million has been pledged.
