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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Delay in relief funds

Delay in relief funds

Incidence

In September 1991, displaced Kurds facing winter in northern Iraq had not received £57 million of aid relief donated by the government and charitable funds in the UK. It had been deposited with United Nations aid agencies or Red Cross agencies four months earlier.

Broader

Inadequate disaster rescue and relief
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Misappropriation of public funds
Presentable
Corruption and mismanagement of foreign aid
Presentable
Uncontrolled costs of disaster relief
Yet to rate

Value

Relief
Yet to rate
Delay
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Finance
  • Social activity » Welfare
  • Societal problems » Delay
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J4679
    DOCID
    12046790
    D7NID
    156467
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/delay-relief-funds