Kappish Jindal | 2201102 IIITG

'In a world where you can be anything, choose to be kind'. In the world full of mixed emotions, how often do we actually think about others. Are we actually so busy that we can’t take a fraction of seconds to do good to people? This introduces us to our topic Humanitarian Aid. It is basically short-term help until government or organization supports it. A little act of kindness goes a long way.

Humanitarian aid is assistance that is used to relieve suffering during emergency situations. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity.

Humanitarian assistance is aid that seeks to save lives in the aftermath of man-made crisis and natural disorders as well as to strengthen preparedness for the occurrence of such situations. As a result of the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, 36.4 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia require immediate assistance from humanitarian organizations.

 THE HORN OF AFRICA

The region has experienced extreme hunger and the worst drought in four decades as a result of five consecutive rain failures. It is also expected that the upcoming rainy season, which will begin in March 2023, will fail. Concern Worldwide has reached 2.5 million people in the Horn of Africa through a variety of services, supporting over 100,000 children with nutrition interventions as part of their immediate response to the drought.

They increased the number of operations to reach an additional 1.5 million people in April 2022. Our country teams in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia, in addition to the neighboring countries of Sudan and South Sudan (both of which are also affected by this drought), are planning a long-term recovery response for the years 2022 and 2023, according to Abdulla. We must help communities prepare for the next rainy season in April 2023 and protect lives and assets.

YEMEN’S CIVIL WAR

Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when Houthi insurgents—Shiite rebels with links to Iran and a history of rising up against the Sunni government—took control of Yemen’s capital and largest city, Sana’a, demanding lower fuel prices and a new government. Following failed negotiations, the rebels seized the presidential palace in January 2015, leading President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his government to resignFor six years, Yemen has been locked in a bloody civil war between the Saudi-supported government forces and the Houthi fighters backed by Iran. Nearly a quarter of a million people have been killed, but many more have been pushed to the brink of starvation.

Children are paying the heaviest price. Four-year-old Meshal even gnawed his own fingers because he was so hungry. One child dies every 10 minutes in Yemen, according to the UN’s report from August 2021.