One Million Women Lose Access To Vital Support Amid Aid Cuts: UN
A UN report indicates that over one million women and girls have lost access to essential services due to significant cuts in foreign aid since early 2025. Many women-led organizations are now facing closure as they struggle to meet the rising demand for humanitarian support.
Why it matters
The funding crisis threatens the stability of vulnerable populations in conflict zones and undermines the infrastructure of grassroots humanitarian aid.
The United Nations warned Friday that at least one million women and girls had lost access to vital support due to dramatic cuts to foreign aid spending since January 2025.The UN Women agency decried a collapse of women's organisations at a time when needs are soaring.US President Donald Trump slashed foreign aid after taking office last year, while other key donor countries have also tightened their belts.As a result, "at least one million women and girls affected by conflict and crisis have lost access to critical services and support", Sofia Calltorp, UN Women's head of humanitarian action, told reporters in Geneva."We know that this number...
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