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Aid to the Middle East will fall far short of needs

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: MIDDLE EAST
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Middle East ME/NAF Palestinians Syria Yemen Egypt Gulf states Iran Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Saudi Arabia Turkey United Arab Emirates

Topical: economy international relations politics social aid famine food health human rights immigration poverty corruption remittances
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2020), "Aid to the Middle East will fall far short of needs", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB254276

Friday, July 31, 2020

The UN is seeking an additional USD10.3bn in donations to combat the pandemic worldwide, with around one-fifth earmarked for the Middle East.

An upsurge in migration to Europe would put new pressure on resources in transit as well as destination countries.
Internal rural-urban migration patterns may be disrupted as poverty rises.
Low oil prices will reduce aid and worker remittances from Gulf states to poorer Middle Eastern countries.
A failure to contain COVID-19 in Middle East and North African countries could contribute to new waves in Europe and elsewhere.
A change in US administration after the November elections could lead to a reversal of recent decisions cutting support to UN aid agencies.