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Migrants rest on a Mediterranea Saving Humans NGO boat on July 4
THE world’s richest countries have so far only provided 27 per cent of the funds needed this year for humanitarian organisations to do their work, a leading refugee charity warned today.
According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the United Nations donor countries have only contributed $7 billion (£5.5bn) of the $26bn (£20.5bn) that NGOs require to provide relief to around 94 million people across the world.
“This is about $2bn (£1.5bn) less than the funding received halfway into 2018,” the NRC said.
The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza – where Palestinians are freezing to death in tents – is not a natural disaster but a calculated outcome of Israel’s ongoing blockade, aid restrictions and continued violence, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The 2025 Budget shores up the PM’s political position with headline-grabbing welfare U-turns, but with no improvements on offer to declining public services or living standards, writes MICHAEL BURKE
