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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
Israeli media awash with leaks and rumours of Netanyahu’s plans to seize Gaza. Meanwhile, the unrelenting siege of Gaza continues unabated