Pandemic's economic fallout will worsen conflicts, say UN diplomats

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Western governments are reducing aid as they focus on getting their economies up and running. FMTNews Covid19

UNITED NATIONS: The coronavirus pandemic is worsening the humanitarian situation in the world’s deadliest conflicts and threatens to unleash economic devastation that will intensify violence, United Nations diplomats and experts warn.

Lockdowns are restricting the movements of envoys, peacekeeping troops and non-governmental agencies, hindering mediation efforts and impeding the distribution of desperately needed aid to increasingly vulnerable civilians. The British diplomat told the UN Security Council that the coronavirus crisis had slashed remittances, which has long been a lifeline for Yemen, by as much as 70%.

Diplomats say western governments are reducing the amount of aid they send to humanitarian crisis zones as they focus on getting their own coronavirus-battered economies up and running again.

 

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