Fall in funding cuts aid to 1 million women: UN
Summary
The United Nations reports that over the past 18 months, more than one million women and girls have lost access to critical aid due to big cuts in global funding. Many organizations that support women and girls cannot meet the growing demand because donors like the United States and several European countries have reduced their foreign aid budgets.Key Facts
- At least one million women and girls are no longer receiving life-saving aid because of funding cuts.
- 90% of organizations serving women and girls say they cannot meet current needs due to loss of money.
- The US, once the largest aid donor, cut its foreign aid by over 50% after President Trump reduced funding and dismantled USAID.
- Other donors such as Germany, France, and the UK have also reduced aid, partly due to their own budget pressures and increased defense spending.
- A UN survey found 40% of women’s organizations might shut down within a year because of low funding.
- 60% of these organizations are helping fewer women and girls than before despite higher needs.
- Many groups report turning women and girls away or placing them on waiting lists.
- Services addressing conflict-related sexual violence have decreased even though such violence has doubled.
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