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2025-05-19 International-UN-NGOs

UN scales back aid goals in Somalia and Yemen

[ShabelleMedia] : The United Nations announced Friday it is scaling back its humanitarian aid goals in Yemen and Somalia in the latest fallout from a drastic drop in funding from member states.

It said the cuts are putting millions of lives at risk around the world.

In January the UN launched an appeal for $2.4 billion to help 10.5 million people in war-torn Yemen this year, far below the 19.5 million people it deems as being in need of assistance.

But with funding down, the global body and its humanitarian aid partners established new priorities so as to be able to help at least the neediest people there.

The UN announced similar changes in strategy in Ukraine and Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks.

Now the focus in Yemen will be on 8.8 million people with a forecast budget of $1.4 billion, said Stephanie Tremblay, a spokeswoman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

In violent and unstable Somalia, an initial $1.4 billion plan to help 4.6 million people has also been trimmed back to $367 million for 1.3 million people, she said.

“This does not mean that there’s been a reduction in overall humanitarian needs and requirements,” Tremblay said.

She said huge funding cuts are forcing humanitarian aid programs to scale back, “putting millions of lives at risk across the world.”

“As in other crises, the consequence will be dire. If we fail to deliver, millions more people will be acutely hungry and lack access to clean water, education, protection and other essential services,” she added.

UN agencies are scaling back operations and staffing around the world as they grapple with big cuts in contributions from member states, in particular the United States under President Donald Trump.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-05-19 2025-05-19 01:55|| || Front Page|| [100 views ] Top

#1
19.5 million people
10.5 million people
8.8 million people
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4.6 million people
1.3 million people

Either the killing is really effective or the graft is decreasing.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-19 10:34|| 2025-05-19 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 After the UN graft, the NGO graft, and the local graft is taken out the remaining "aid" does more long-term harm. The introduction of 'free food' distorts the local agriculture -- "Why lose money growing food crops when you can only make money growing khat (or marijuana or opium poppies)?" ...Then the local tribal warlords steal the food and starve their enemies.

Posted by magpie 2025-05-19 18:51|| 2025-05-19 18:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Support for the needy is cut but the graft remains at the same level.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-05-19 20:00|| 2025-05-19 20:00|| Front Page Top

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