Funding cuts leave women's aid organisations 'stretched to brink'

Ninety per cent of organisations assisting women in conflict have been affected by the current funding cuts.

Funding cuts leave women's aid organisations 'stretched to brink'

By Olivia Le Poidevin

Half of women's crisis response groups face closure within 6 months amid global aid cuts, UN Women warns

New report reveals 90% of women-led organizations in crisis zones hit by severe funding reductions - Anadolu Ajansı

Half of women’s organizations in humanitarian crisis zones may shut down in 6 months due to funding cuts: Report

UN Women released a report on the crisis facing women’s organizations, warning of a growing humanitarian emergency worldwide due to reductions in global aid. The report found that 90 percent of surveyed organizations have been affected, and nearly 50 percent expect to shut down. The increasing conflicts, climate change-related issues, famine, and health crises across the globe have challenged women’s and girls’ organizations in meeting needs eff…

According to the UN Women survey, 90% of the 411 women’s organizations operating in 44 crisis-affected countries reported suffering from the decline in foreign aid. “The situation is critical. Women and girls simply cannot afford to lose the lifelines that women’s organizations provide,” explains […]

Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months

Women’s organisations operating in crisis settings are being pushed to the brink by widespread funding cuts. In a report published on Tuesday, UN Women – the UN agency for gender equality – warned that 47 per cent of these groups may be forced to close within the next six months.