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Humanitarian Funding Cuts Put 11 Million Refugees At Risk: UN
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday.
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If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable.
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'Not Something To Celebrate': UN Faces Diminished Global Clout As It Turns 80
The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There's little to celebrate.
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UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'
The United Nations said that it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.
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Trump's Cuts Are 'Devastating' For Vulnerable Women Worldwide: UN
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has faced budget cuts before, but the impact of President Donald Trump's policies has been even more "devastating" for reproductive health worldwide, chief Natalia Kanem said.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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US Funding Cuts Could Be "Death Sentence" For Millions, Warns UN
The United Nations World Food Programme warned on Monday that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance in 14 countries "could amount to a death sentence for millions of people facing extreme hunger and starvation."
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UN Palestinian Aid Agency May Shut Down In Feb If Funding Doesn't Resume
The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that international funding cuts may force the shutdown of its operations across the region "by the end of February".
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North Korea Developing Nuclear Weapons, Evading Sanctions 2023: UN Report
North Korea continued developing nuclear weapons and producing nuclear fissile material in 2023 and evading UN sanctions that aim to cut off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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UN Warns Of Aid Cuts Over Taliban Crackdown On Women's Rights
The U.N. envoy in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that a Taliban administration crackdown on women's rights is likely to lead to a drop in aid and development funding in the country.
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UN To Cut Food Aid For Rohingya Refugees For Lack Of Funds
The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and
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World Needs WHO "Now More Than Ever": Bill Gates As Trump Freezes Funding
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has criticised US President Donald Trump's decision to cut off funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the word needs the UN body "now more than ever."
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Palestinians Angry As United States Ends Funding For UN Agency
Palestinians reacted angrily Saturday to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause.
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India Pledges $5 Million For UN Palestinian Aid Agency
India has pledged $5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its "severe funding crisis" following US cut in its annual aid to UNRWA.
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Trump Budget Cut Bid Would Make It 'Impossible' For UN To Continue Work: Sources
US President Donald Trump's bid to slash funding for the United Nations would make it "impossible" for it to continue its essential work, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday, adding that the organisation was ready to discuss reform with Washington.
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Humanitarian Funding Cuts Put 11 Million Refugees At Risk: UN
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations warned Friday.
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If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable.
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'Not Something To Celebrate': UN Faces Diminished Global Clout As It Turns 80
The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There's little to celebrate.
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UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'
The United Nations said that it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.
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Trump's Cuts Are 'Devastating' For Vulnerable Women Worldwide: UN
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has faced budget cuts before, but the impact of President Donald Trump's policies has been even more "devastating" for reproductive health worldwide, chief Natalia Kanem said.
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UN Food Programme To Slash Quarter Of Staff As Funding Falls
The UN World Food Programme will cut staff by 25 to 30 percent as funding for the global aid agency plummets, according to an internal email seen Monday by AFP.
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US Funding Cuts Could Be "Death Sentence" For Millions, Warns UN
The United Nations World Food Programme warned on Monday that the termination of U.S. funding for emergency food assistance in 14 countries "could amount to a death sentence for millions of people facing extreme hunger and starvation."
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UN Palestinian Aid Agency May Shut Down In Feb If Funding Doesn't Resume
The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that international funding cuts may force the shutdown of its operations across the region "by the end of February".
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North Korea Developing Nuclear Weapons, Evading Sanctions 2023: UN Report
North Korea continued developing nuclear weapons and producing nuclear fissile material in 2023 and evading UN sanctions that aim to cut off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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UN Warns Of Aid Cuts Over Taliban Crackdown On Women's Rights
The U.N. envoy in Afghanistan warned on Wednesday that a Taliban administration crackdown on women's rights is likely to lead to a drop in aid and development funding in the country.
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UN To Cut Food Aid For Rohingya Refugees For Lack Of Funds
The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and
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World Needs WHO "Now More Than Ever": Bill Gates As Trump Freezes Funding
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has criticised US President Donald Trump's decision to cut off funding for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, saying that the word needs the UN body "now more than ever."
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Palestinians Angry As United States Ends Funding For UN Agency
Palestinians reacted angrily Saturday to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause.
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India Pledges $5 Million For UN Palestinian Aid Agency
India has pledged $5 million in assistance to the UN agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees to help bolster its "severe funding crisis" following US cut in its annual aid to UNRWA.
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Trump Budget Cut Bid Would Make It 'Impossible' For UN To Continue Work: Sources
US President Donald Trump's bid to slash funding for the United Nations would make it "impossible" for it to continue its essential work, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday, adding that the organisation was ready to discuss reform with Washington.
