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The UN says it needs a record $51.5 billion in aid for 2023, but how will it spend that money?

The United Nations has launched an appeal for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions more people expected to need humanitarian assistance. The 2023 budget is 25% higher than 2022's appeal. So what's driving the need for additional aid, and which crisis takes priority? Guests: Richard Trenchard Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in Afghanistan Margret Mueller Regional Coordinator for East and Central Africa at Oxfam Olumide Idowu Executive Coordinator of African Youth Initiative on Climate Change

UN say 235M people will need humanitarian assistance in 2021

UN say 235M people will need humanitarian assistance in 2021

Strait Talk: Turkey's proposal for the UN reforms explainer

Strait Talk: Turkey's proposal for the UN reforms explainer

UN: Displacement has doubled in 20 years

UN: Displacement has doubled in 20 years

UN celebrates 75th anniversary amid pandemic

UN celebrates 75th anniversary amid pandemic

Can Joe Biden secure a second term in 2024?

Can Joe Biden secure a second term in 2024?

Can diplomacy resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

Can diplomacy resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

Is Tunisia's democracy at risk following the arrest of an opposition leader?

Is Tunisia's democracy at risk following the arrest of an opposition leader?

Vatican rejects 500-year old doctrine used to justify colonial conquest

Vatican rejects 500-year old doctrine used to justify colonial conquest

Does Yemen's prisoner exchange raise hope for an end to the conflict?

Does Yemen's prisoner exchange raise hope for an end to the conflict?

Can Sudan find peace amidst failed transition to democracy?

Can Sudan find peace amidst failed transition to democracy?

Is Ethiopia dissolving regional forces for national unity or risking instability?

Is Ethiopia dissolving regional forces for national unity or risking instability?

How worried should we be about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence?

How worried should we be about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence?

What’s the fallout from the worst US intelligence leak in a decade?

What’s the fallout from the worst US intelligence leak in a decade?

Does Malaysia’s new law to end mandatory death penalty strike the best balance for justice?

Does Malaysia’s new law to end mandatory death penalty strike the best balance for justice?

Gross mismanagement or a novel way to approach a complex problem?

Gross mismanagement or a novel way to approach a complex problem?

Has the EU visit shown a ‘united European front’ or emboldened China's stance on Ukraine and Taiwan?

Has the EU visit shown a ‘united European front’ or emboldened China's stance on Ukraine and Taiwan?

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