United Nations 07 Rabi'II,1437 AH, 17 January,2016 , SPA -- A United Nations-appointed panel says an estimated $40 billion is needed annually to help the fast-growing number of people needing humanitarian aid as a result of conflicts and natural disasters and there's a $15 billion funding gap, AP reported. One recommendation for raising money is a small voluntary "solidarity levy" or tax possibly on tickets for soccer games and other sports, concert and entertainment events, airline travel and gasoline. The report on humanitarian financing, to be launched in Dubai on Sunday by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, says the world is spending around $25 billion today to provide life-saving assistance to 125 million people devastated by wars and natural disasters — more than 12 times the $2 billion it spent in 2000. But it says that's still not enough. - SPA 10:21 LOCAL TIME 07:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w