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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jamey Keaten

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

UN-Humanitarian Aid-US Cuts - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and far beyond.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lamented the “severe cuts" and cited some fallout last week: Over 9 million people in Afghanistan will miss out on health and protection services; cash allocations that helped 1 million people in Ukraine last year have been suspended; funding for programs for people fleeing Sudan have run out, among other things.

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