Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 13/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, said recent cuts to humanitarian aid funds are causing a “seismic shock” globally. “Many will die because that aid is drying up,” Fletscher said at a news briefing at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the government would “fully fund our increased investment in defence” by reducing aid spending from 0.5 percent of gross national income to 0.3 percent in 2027. The change from aid to defence would see the UK spending 13.4 billion pounds ($17bn) more on the military every year from 2027, Starmer added.
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