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GENEVA - The Red Cross is bracing for a shortfall of up to a quarter of its 2023 budget, which could entail cuts to some operations, its chief told Swiss media.
“If this is confirmed, we will not have the means to help populations in the difficult-to-access areas, where our presence is the most important,” he warned.has grabbed international attention and is monopolising a large chunk of global aid dollars. Communities affected by a long line of crises “find themselves forgotten by the international community, which is not stepping up to meet the challenges”, he said.
United Nations agencies have also been sounding the alarm that many of their humanitarian operations are dramatically and increasingly underfunded.The needs are growing, even as donor fatigue has showed itself to be particularly acute in the face of conflicts that drag on for years with no end in sight.
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