July 11, 2026 12:22 PM
One million women lose aid access due to funding cuts, UN Women says
At least one million women and girls have lost access to life-saving support within the last year due to global donor aid cuts, a new United Nations report on Friday found. Nearly nine in 10 women’s organisations can no longer meet the needs on the ground despite a large increase in demand since January last year, following the steepest drop in aid funding on record, the U.N. Women report found. The Trump administration slashed billions of dollars in foreign assistance this year, while other...