The world is on fire, and this is how we put it out," Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, noting that action is desperately needed due to spiralling conflicts in places like Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, while climate change and extreme weather, are also causing an unprecedented level of suffering.
Only 43 percent of the $50bn appeal for 2024 had been met, with underfunding causing an 80 percent reduction in food assistance in Syria, cuts to protection services in Myanmar, and diminished water and sanitation aid in cholera-prone Yemen.
Plans are being drawn up to channel assistance to those in the most dire need, he said, which includes about 190 million people fleeing conflict and battling starvation.
Acknowledging fears that President-elect Donald Trump might cut funding, Fletcher said he expected to spend a lot of time in Washington over the next few months.
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