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Big foundations and nonprofits still flood to the sidelines of a diminished United Nations
Major funders like the United States have frozen support, causing UN layoffs, yet foundations maintain event numbers to foster global collaboration and investment, especially in Africa, leaders say.
The United Nations will still draw foundations and nonprofits to New York next week for events on the sidelines of its general assembly of world leaders, despite facing cutbacks and questions of relevance.
The UN's largest funder, the United States, has frozen funding or sought to claw it back, prompting major layoffs and program reductions across UN agencies.
Former President Bill Clinton said the Clinton Global Initiative will change its format this year to ask leaders to develop new programs during the two-day conference.