Umoja wa Mataifa umetangaza kupunguza kwa kiwango kikubwa shughuli zake za kibinadamu duniani, na kulaumu kile ilichokitaja kuwa "upungufu mkubwa zaidi wa ufadhili kuwahi kutokea" kwa hatua yake ya kupunguza kwa kiasi kikubwa matarajio ya misaada.
Katika taarifa iliyotolewa Jumatatu, Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Kuratibu Masuala ya Kibinadamu (OCHA) ilisema sasa inaomba dola bilioni 29 chini kwa kiasi kikubwa kutoka ombi la awali la dola bilioni 44 mwezi Desemba na itazingatia tena dharura zilizo muhimu zaidi chini ya mpango wa "kutoa kipaumbele kwa hali za hatari zaidi."
Hatua hiyo inakuja kufuatia kupungua kwa kasi kwa ufadhili kutoka kwa wafadhili wakuu, huku Marekani – ambayo kihistoria imekuwa mchangiaji mkubwa zaidi ikipunguza misaada ya kigeni chini ya utawala wa Rais wa zamani Donald Trump.
Wafadhili wengine wamefuata mkondo huo, wakitaja hali ya sintofahamu ya kiuchumi duniani. Hadi sasa mwaka huu, Umoja wa Mataifa umepokea dola bilioni 5.6 pekee, sawa na asilimia 13 tu ya kile ilichokuwa ikiomba awali.
Hii inajiri wakati mahitaji ya kibinadamu yakiongezeka katika maeneo yenye migogoro kama vile Sudan, Gaza, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (DRC), na Myanmar.
"Upungufu huu wa fedha umetulazimisha kufanya maamuzi magumu," alisema Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa Masuala ya Kibinadamu na Mratibu wa Misaada ya Dharura, Tom Fletcher.
"Tunachokiomba ni asilimia 1 tu ya kile mlichotumia mwaka jana kwa ajili ya vita. Lakini hili si ombi tu la pesa – ni wito wa uwajibikaji wa kimataifa, mshikamano wa kibinadamu, na ahadi ya kumaliza mateso," aliongeza.
OCHA ilisema juhudi zilizobaki za misaada zitaelekezwa kwenye migogoro ya dharura zaidi na zitalingana na mipango ya mwaka 2025 ili kuhakikisha athari kubwa zaidi kwa rasilimali chache zilizopo.
"Tumelazimika kufanya 'triage' ya maisha ya binadamu," alisema Fletcher. "Hesabu ni kali, na matokeo ni ya kuvunja moyo. Watu wengi hawatapata msaada wanaohitaji, lakini tutaokoa maisha mengi kadri ya uwezo wa rasilimali tulizo nazo."
Kamishna Mkuu wa Haki za Binadamu, Volker Turk, alionya kuhusu athari za upungufu wa ufadhili katika hotuba yake Jumatatu kwenye mkutano wa kila mwaka wa Baraza la Haki za Binadamu huko Geneva.
Alisema kuwa kupungua kwa rasilimali hakutaathiri tu misaada ya kibinadamu bali pia kutadhoofisha mifumo ya tahadhari za mapema dhidi ya ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu na kuondoa ulinzi kwa jamii zilizo hatarini zaidi.
"Upungufu wa fedha kwa ofisi yangu, na kwa mfumo mpana wa haki za binadamu, ni faraja kwa madikteta na watawala wa kiimla," aliwaambia wajumbe
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The United Nations has announced sweeping cuts to its global humanitarian operations, blaming what it described as the “deepest funding cuts ever” for a drastic scaling back of its aid ambitions.
In a statement released on Monday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was now appealing for $29bn in aid down sharply from the $44bn it had requested in December and would refocus on the most critical emergencies under a “hyperprioritised” plan.
The move follows a steep decline in funding from key donors, with the United States – historically the largest contributor having slashed foreign aid under the administration of President Donald Trump.
Other donors have since followed suit, citing global economic uncertainty. So far this year, the UN has received only $5.6bn, a mere 13 percent of what it initially sought.
This comes as humanitarian needs soar in conflict zones, including Sudan, Gaza, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Myanmar.
“Brutal funding cuts leave us with brutal choices,” said undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Tom Fletcher.
All we ask is 1 percent of what you spent last year on war. But this isn’t just an appeal for money – it’s a call for global responsibility, for human solidarity, for a commitment to end the suffering,” he added.
OCHA said remaining aid efforts would be redirected towards the most urgent crises and aligned with planning already under way for 2025 to ensure maximum impact with limited funds.
“We have been forced into a triage of human survival,” Fletcher said. “The math is cruel, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Too many people will not get the support they need, but we will save as many lives as we can with the resources we are given.”
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, warned of the impact of funding cuts during a speech on Monday at the Human Rights Council’s annual meeting in Geneva.
He said that the fall in resources would not only impact humanitarian aid but also cripple early warning systems for human rights violations and erode protections for the most vulnerable communities.
“Funding cuts to my office, and the broader human rights ecosystem, offer comfort to dictators and authoritarians,” he told delegates
Source: Al Jazeera
Katika taarifa iliyotolewa Jumatatu, Ofisi ya Umoja wa Mataifa ya Kuratibu Masuala ya Kibinadamu (OCHA) ilisema sasa inaomba dola bilioni 29 chini kwa kiasi kikubwa kutoka ombi la awali la dola bilioni 44 mwezi Desemba na itazingatia tena dharura zilizo muhimu zaidi chini ya mpango wa "kutoa kipaumbele kwa hali za hatari zaidi."
Hatua hiyo inakuja kufuatia kupungua kwa kasi kwa ufadhili kutoka kwa wafadhili wakuu, huku Marekani – ambayo kihistoria imekuwa mchangiaji mkubwa zaidi ikipunguza misaada ya kigeni chini ya utawala wa Rais wa zamani Donald Trump.
Wafadhili wengine wamefuata mkondo huo, wakitaja hali ya sintofahamu ya kiuchumi duniani. Hadi sasa mwaka huu, Umoja wa Mataifa umepokea dola bilioni 5.6 pekee, sawa na asilimia 13 tu ya kile ilichokuwa ikiomba awali.
Hii inajiri wakati mahitaji ya kibinadamu yakiongezeka katika maeneo yenye migogoro kama vile Sudan, Gaza, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (DRC), na Myanmar.
"Upungufu huu wa fedha umetulazimisha kufanya maamuzi magumu," alisema Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa Masuala ya Kibinadamu na Mratibu wa Misaada ya Dharura, Tom Fletcher.
"Tunachokiomba ni asilimia 1 tu ya kile mlichotumia mwaka jana kwa ajili ya vita. Lakini hili si ombi tu la pesa – ni wito wa uwajibikaji wa kimataifa, mshikamano wa kibinadamu, na ahadi ya kumaliza mateso," aliongeza.
OCHA ilisema juhudi zilizobaki za misaada zitaelekezwa kwenye migogoro ya dharura zaidi na zitalingana na mipango ya mwaka 2025 ili kuhakikisha athari kubwa zaidi kwa rasilimali chache zilizopo.
"Tumelazimika kufanya 'triage' ya maisha ya binadamu," alisema Fletcher. "Hesabu ni kali, na matokeo ni ya kuvunja moyo. Watu wengi hawatapata msaada wanaohitaji, lakini tutaokoa maisha mengi kadri ya uwezo wa rasilimali tulizo nazo."
Kamishna Mkuu wa Haki za Binadamu, Volker Turk, alionya kuhusu athari za upungufu wa ufadhili katika hotuba yake Jumatatu kwenye mkutano wa kila mwaka wa Baraza la Haki za Binadamu huko Geneva.
Alisema kuwa kupungua kwa rasilimali hakutaathiri tu misaada ya kibinadamu bali pia kutadhoofisha mifumo ya tahadhari za mapema dhidi ya ukiukwaji wa haki za binadamu na kuondoa ulinzi kwa jamii zilizo hatarini zaidi.
"Upungufu wa fedha kwa ofisi yangu, na kwa mfumo mpana wa haki za binadamu, ni faraja kwa madikteta na watawala wa kiimla," aliwaambia wajumbe
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The United Nations has announced sweeping cuts to its global humanitarian operations, blaming what it described as the “deepest funding cuts ever” for a drastic scaling back of its aid ambitions.
In a statement released on Monday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was now appealing for $29bn in aid down sharply from the $44bn it had requested in December and would refocus on the most critical emergencies under a “hyperprioritised” plan.
The move follows a steep decline in funding from key donors, with the United States – historically the largest contributor having slashed foreign aid under the administration of President Donald Trump.
Other donors have since followed suit, citing global economic uncertainty. So far this year, the UN has received only $5.6bn, a mere 13 percent of what it initially sought.
This comes as humanitarian needs soar in conflict zones, including Sudan, Gaza, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Myanmar.
“Brutal funding cuts leave us with brutal choices,” said undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, Tom Fletcher.
All we ask is 1 percent of what you spent last year on war. But this isn’t just an appeal for money – it’s a call for global responsibility, for human solidarity, for a commitment to end the suffering,” he added.
OCHA said remaining aid efforts would be redirected towards the most urgent crises and aligned with planning already under way for 2025 to ensure maximum impact with limited funds.
“We have been forced into a triage of human survival,” Fletcher said. “The math is cruel, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Too many people will not get the support they need, but we will save as many lives as we can with the resources we are given.”
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, warned of the impact of funding cuts during a speech on Monday at the Human Rights Council’s annual meeting in Geneva.
He said that the fall in resources would not only impact humanitarian aid but also cripple early warning systems for human rights violations and erode protections for the most vulnerable communities.
“Funding cuts to my office, and the broader human rights ecosystem, offer comfort to dictators and authoritarians,” he told delegates
Source: Al Jazeera