Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 4 Dec 17Will the United Nations be able to shoulder the burden of war?

I refer to your article UN appeals for record $22.5bn in global aid for 2018 (December 2). It is obvious that aid requirements are increasing with each passing year, whether due to the increase in refugees and war zones or because of increasing costs and populations. The humanitarian disasters in Syria and Yemen are taking their toll on aid budgets, despite the fact that aid requirements in some countries have actually decreased. Whether the United Nations will be able to meet these figures is another question.