High prices and blocked supply lines are also making it difficult to deliver aid in Myanmar’s other conflict zones. Higher shipping prices, dwindling cash, and the “dysfunctional” financial sector could trigger “panic buying in the coming weeks”, WFP says. EU citizens back aid spendingNinety percent of EU citizens think it's "important" the union funds humanitarian aid, up slightly from 88 percent in 2016. The Irish are the most proud of the EU's humanitarian aid, which amounts to about three or four euros per EU taxpayer per year. The survey was released to coincide with a new EU humanitarian strategy – and, if you haven’t read it already, our interview with EC humanitarian chief Janez Lenarčič about that triggered some strong reactions.

Source: Libya Today March 19, 2021 17:03 UTC