US Edition'Not a commodity': UN staff rally over deep cuts
- A large group of United Nations employees gathered in Geneva on Thursday to demonstrate against significant budget reductions that have resulted in widespread job cuts and jeopardized vital humanitarian programs worldwide.
- The cuts followed the January return of Donald Trump, who immediately froze most US foreign aid, pushing an anti-refugee and anti-migrant agenda.
- Key UN agencies face severe job losses, including up to 30 percent at the refugee agency and World Food Programme, with thousands of cuts at WHO, UNAIDS, OCHA, and nearly 10 percent at ILO.
- Ian Richards, head of the Geneva UN staff union, condemned layoffs without social or financial support, highlighting staff sacrifices in dangerous locations and quoting 'goodbye, you're gone in two months.'
- The cuts risk worsening vital UN operations in the field as international staff lack unemployment benefits and face residence permit expiry soon after losing jobs.
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WTVBHundreds of UN staff in Swiss city protest job cuts triggered by Trump
GENEVA - Hundreds of U.N. staff protested outside the United Nations' European headquarters on Thursday at job losses within the global body due to major aid cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump and other donors. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Historic Cuts Threaten Global Health Funding
Historic Cuts Threaten Global Health Funding Global health funding is at a critical juncture as donor nations slash their contributions, warned the director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Thursday.In a press conference held at the WHO's Geneva headquarters, Ghebreyesus highlighted that the world is experiencing the most severe disruption in health financing seen in recent memory.This financial strain threatens t…
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'Not a commodity': UN staff rally over deep cuts
Hundreds of UN staff rallied in Geneva Thursday over deep funding cuts, especially from key donor the United States, which have led to mass-layoffs and threatened life-saving services around the world.
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