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UN humanitarian agency plans to reduce staff by 20%

Omaha World-Herald 13 Apr 2025
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian agency said it will cut its 2,600 staff who operate in more than 60 countries by 20% because of "brutal cuts" in funding that have left it with a nearly $60 million shortfall ... .
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Red Cross/Red Crescent head calls for end to attacks on humanitarian workers

Middle East Monitor 13 Apr 2025
“Getting humanitarian assistance to Gaza has been very, very difficult, and for the ... Israel halted the entry of all humanitarian aid to Gaza on March 2.
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UN humanitarian agency to cut staff

Dothan Eagle 13 Apr 2025
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian agency said it will cut its 2,600 staff who operate in more than 60 countries by 20% because of "brutal cuts" in funding that have left it with a nearly $60 million shortfall ... .
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RSF Assault in Sudan Causes Deaths, Humanitarian Collapse

MENA FN 13 Apr 2025
(MENAFN) In recent days, a minimum of 320 individuals have either lost their lives or sustained injuries following assaults by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Sudanese city of El ... .
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Multan Sultans announce humanitarian initiative for Gaza children

Dawn 13 Apr 2025
KARACHI. HBL Pakistan Super League franchise Multan Sultans have launched a humanitarian initiative to support children affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza during the ongoing edition of the tournament, it announced on Saturday ... .
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UN chief condemns attacks on displaced people, humanitarians in Darfur

Kuna 13 Apr 2025
"This brings to more than 90 the number of humanitarian workers who have been killed in Sudan since conflict began there in April 2023." ... "Humanitarian relief personnel and medical personnel must be respected and protected.
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PH humanitarian team coming home from ‘successful’ Myanmar mission

Manila Bulletin 13 Apr 2025
The Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC) is scheduled to return to the country on Monday, April 14, after providing essential support to victims in Myanmar, which was devastated by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake two weeks ago.
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UN urges Myanmar military to end aid obstruction after earthquake

Jurist 13 Apr 2025
The United Nations Human Rights Office on Friday called upon Myanmar’s military to immediately halt its ongoing attacks and allow urgent humanitarian aid to reach communities devastated by last month’s earthquake.
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UN to cut humanitarian operations office staff by 20%

The Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Apr 2025
The United Nations humanitarian ... “The humanitarian community was already underfunded, overstretched and literally, under attack.
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UN humanitarian agency to cut staff by 20% due to ‘brutal cuts’ in funding

CTV 12 Apr 2025
humanitarian agency said it is cutting its ...
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UN humanitarian agency to cut staff by 20% due to 'brutal cuts' in funding

The Sharon Herald 12 Apr 2025
The U.N. humanitarian agency says it's cutting its 2,600 staff operating in more than 60 countries by 20% because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left it with a nearly $60 million shortfall. U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said ....
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