{"id":15823,"date":"2020-10-12T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=15823"},"modified":"2020-10-12T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T19:41:25","slug":"norway-targets-kenya-in-new-sh65-billion-humanitarian-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/norway-targets-kenya-in-new-sh65-billion-humanitarian-plan","title":{"rendered":"Norway targets Kenya in new Sh65 billion humanitarian plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: MOSES OMUSOLO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The Norwegian Government has announced a multibillion plan that is meant to alleviate the damaging effects of humanitarian crises to the economy and livelihoods now felt the world over.<\/p>\n<p>In what would be a sigh of relief to Kenya that was almost brought to its knees on account of the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic\u00a0and its aftershocks, the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set aside Norwegian Krone (NOK) 5.5 billion, equivalent to Kenyan Sh65.4 billion, for urgent humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In line with the Government\u2019s humanitarian strategy, Norway will work to ensure an effective response in\u00a0areas where the needs are greatest,\u201d said the Ministry in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it noted, &#8220;In 2021, we will maintain our focus on protection, in particular protection against sexual and gender-based violence, protection of children and young people, and protection of civilians from land mines and other explosives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry also said that the funds would be available for any country adversely suffering the effects of climate change. COVID-19 is not out of the picture either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been a dramatic rise in humanitarian needs in recent years, due to armed conflict, climate change and poverty in countries and regions affected by fragility. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis have further exacerbated the situation,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Ministry revealed that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection worldwide is higher than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood security\u00a0has deteriorated, it has become more difficult to provide protection for vulnerable groups, and there has been a sharp increase in sexual and gender-based violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such that on hunger alone, the Ministry said the number of people in danger of acute food insecurity is expected to increase to 270 million by the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 80 million people currently displaced across the globe are among\u00a0the most vulnerable. Many of them are living in ca\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00admps and in cramped conditions, which increases the risk that diseases like Covid-19 will spread,&#8221; the Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Yet it observed that the restrictions introduced to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus globally have made it quite difficult for humanitarian organisations to intervene with any degree of success.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Affairs Minister\u00a0Ine Eriksen S\u00f8reide said that in response to both protracted and acute humanitarian crises, the Norwegian government had given its humanitarian efforts worldwide a historic boost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2013, we have increased the overall humanitarian budget by 67\u00a0per cent. 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