Health workers perform a nose swab test during a drive through coronavirus test campaign held in Diriyah hospital in Riyadh. AFP
Health workers perform a nose swab test during a drive through coronavirus test campaign held in Diriyah hospital in Riyadh. AFP
A member of the Syrian civil defence disinfects a destroyed neighbourhood before residents share the iftar meal in Atareb town in the rebel-held western countryside of Aleppo province. AFP
A member of the Syrian civil defence disinfects a destroyed neighbourhood before residents share the iftar meal in Atareb town in the rebel-held western countryside of Aleppo province. AFP
American citizens who were stranded abroad arrive at the Lebanese border coming from Syria on their way to Beirut airport to return to the US on a US cargo plane. EPA
American citizens who were stranded abroad arrive at the Lebanese border coming from Syria on their way to Beirut airport to return to the US on a US cargo plane. EPA
An Iranian woman wearing face mask goes shopping in Tehran, Iran. EPA
An Iranian woman wearing face mask goes shopping in Tehran, Iran. EPA
A Palestinian vendor waits for customers in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
A Palestinian vendor waits for customers in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
Zakaria Bouamama, a Moroccan professional Muay Thai coach and fighter, trains on the rooftop of a building in Rabat. AFP
Zakaria Bouamama, a Moroccan professional Muay Thai coach and fighter, trains on the rooftop of a building in Rabat. AFP
An employee disinfects a supermarket in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP
An employee disinfects a supermarket in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. AFP

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UN asks for $4.7 billion more in coronavirus appeal

Without assistance, the world must be prepared for 'a significant rise in conflict, hunger and poverty' said senior UN officials

AFP

May 08, 2020

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The United Nations on Thursday issued a new appeal for $4.7 billion in funding to "protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries."

The money is on top of the $2 billion the UN already called for when it launched its global humanitarian response plan on March 25. It has received about half of that money so far.

"The most devastating and destabilizing effects" of the novel coronavirus pandemic "will be felt in the world's poorest countries," UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock said in the statement.

"Unless we take action now, we should be prepared for a significant rise in conflict, hunger and poverty. The spectre of multiple famines looms," he warned.

Coronavirus around the world 

A teacher and senior high school pupils wearing face masks are seen inside a classroom on their first day of returning to school in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters
A teacher and senior high school pupils wearing face masks are seen inside a classroom on their first day of returning to school in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters
Senior pupils enter a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Senior pupils enter a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Pupils walk past a temperature-monitoring camera as they enter a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Pupils walk past a temperature-monitoring camera as they enter a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Pupils arrive at a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Pupils arrive at a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Police officers stand guard at an entrance of a high school as senior pupils enter school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
Police officers stand guard at an entrance of a high school as senior pupils enter school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. AFP
President Donald Trump holds up a chart on global coronavirus disease testing as he sits in front of coronavirus testing machines and their boxes that he brought with him from Washington for his visit to a Honeywell manufacturing plant in Phoenix, Arizona. Reuters
President Donald Trump holds up a chart on global coronavirus disease testing as he sits in front of coronavirus testing machines and their boxes that he brought with him from Washington for his visit to a Honeywell manufacturing plant in Phoenix, Arizona. Reuters
US President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks in Phoenix, Arizona. AFP
US President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks in Phoenix, Arizona. AFP
People eat in between plastic partitions, set up in an effort to contain COVID-19 at the Penguin Eat Shabu hotpot restaurant in Bangkok. AFP
People eat in between plastic partitions, set up in an effort to contain COVID-19 at the Penguin Eat Shabu hotpot restaurant in Bangkok. AFP
A milkman pours milk into a pot before delivering to their customers in Rawalpindi. AFP
A milkman pours milk into a pot before delivering to their customers in Rawalpindi. AFP
A Fiumicino airport employee wearing a "Smart-Helmet" portable thermoscanner to screen passengers and staff for COVID-19, scans a fellow airport staff at boarding gates at Rome's Fiumicino airport. AFP
A Fiumicino airport employee wearing a "Smart-Helmet" portable thermoscanner to screen passengers and staff for COVID-19, scans a fellow airport staff at boarding gates at Rome's Fiumicino airport. AFP
Refrigerated tractor trailers used to store bodies of deceased people are seen at a temporary morgue in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Reuters
Refrigerated tractor trailers used to store bodies of deceased people are seen at a temporary morgue in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Reuters
People keep a social distance in Washington. Reuters
People keep a social distance in Washington. Reuters
Clinical staff wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Cambridge, Britain. Reuters
Clinical staff wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Cambridge, Britain. Reuters
Health officials escort an elderly women back home after she had a coronavirus test at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP Photo
Health officials escort an elderly women back home after she had a coronavirus test at a wet market in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AP Photo
Family members and relatives greet their loved ones through a window in a social care centre in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland. EPA
Family members and relatives greet their loved ones through a window in a social care centre in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland. EPA

The full $6.7 billion is expected to cover costs of the humanitarian response plan until December.

It prioritizes some 20 countries, including several in conflict such as Afghanistan and Syria.

The new call for donations came as nine more countries were added to the list: Benin, Djibouti, Liberia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Togo and Zimbabwe.

The funds are to be used to buy medical equipment to test and treat the sick, provide hand-washing stations, launch information campaigns and establish humanitarian airlifts to Africa, Asia and Latin America, according to the UN.

It also aims to develop new programs to better combat food insecurity that is growing as a result of the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Extraordinary measures are needed," Mr Lowcock stressed.

"I urge donors to act in both solidarity and in self-interest and make their response proportionate to the scale of the problem we face," he added, warning of a long-term boomerang effect if poor countries are neglected by rich countries.

Covid-19 infections are expected to peak in the world's poorest countries in the next three to six months, according to UN estimates.

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Bantamweight: Victor Nunes (BRA) beat Azizbek Satibaldiev (KYG). Round 1 KO

Featherweight: Izzeddin Farhan (JOR) beat Ozodbek Azimov (UZB). Round 1 rear naked choke

Middleweight: Zaakir Badat (RSA) beat Ercin Sirin (TUR). Round 1 triangle choke

Featherweight: Ali Alqaisi (JOR) beat Furkatbek Yokubov (UZB). Round 1 TKO

Featherweight: Abu Muslim Alikhanov (RUS) beat Atabek Abdimitalipov (KYG). Unanimous decision

Catchweight 74kg: Mirafzal Akhtamov (UZB) beat Marcos Costa (BRA). Split decision

Welterweight: Andre Fialho (POR) beat Sang Hoon-yu (KOR). Round 1 TKO

Lightweight: John Mitchell (IRE) beat Arbi Emiev (RUS). Round 2 RSC (deep cuts)

Middleweight: Gianni Melillo (ITA) beat Mohammed Karaki (LEB)

Welterweight: Handesson Ferreira (BRA) beat Amiran Gogoladze (GEO). Unanimous decision

Flyweight (Female): Carolina Jimenez (VEN) beat Lucrezia Ria (ITA), Round 1 rear naked choke

Welterweight: Daniel Skibinski (POL) beat Acoidan Duque (ESP). Round 3 TKO

Lightweight: Martun Mezhlumyan (ARM) beat Attila Korkmaz (TUR). Unanimous decision

Bantamweight: Ray Borg (USA) beat Jesse Arnett (CAN). Unanimous decision

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if you go

The flights
The closest international airport to the TMB trail is Geneva (just over an hour’s drive from the French ski town of Chamonix where most people start and end the walk). Direct flights from the UAE to Geneva are available with Etihad and Emirates from about Dh2,790 including taxes.

The trek
The Tour du Mont Blanc takes about 10 to 14 days to complete if walked in its entirety, but by using the services of a tour operator such as Raw Travel, a shorter “highlights” version allows you to complete the best of the route in a week, from Dh6,750 per person. The trails are blocked by snow from about late October to early May. Most people walk in July and August, but be warned that trails are often uncomfortably busy at this time and it can be very hot. The prime months are June and September.

 

 

The biog

Name: Timothy Husband

Nationality: New Zealand

Education: Degree in zoology at The University of Sydney

Favourite book: Lemurs of Madagascar by Russell A Mittermeier

Favourite music: Billy Joel

Weekends and holidays: Talking about animals or visiting his farm in Australia

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Uefa Champions League semi-finals, first leg
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