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U.N. aid chief says to cut 20% of staff due to funding shortfall
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will cut 20% of its staff as it faces a shortfall of ...
UN humanitarian agency will lay off hundreds of staff due to funding crisis
The United Nations’ emergency and disaster response agency will reduce its global workforce by 20% and scale back operations ...
UN humanitarian agency to cut staff by 20% due to 'brutal cuts' in funding
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian agency said it is cutting its 2,600 staff who operate in more than 60 countries ...
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 jolts Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 has struck Afghanistan, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The ...
Israel’s Gaza offensive pushes hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into an ever-shrinking bubble
The Israeli military is extending its ground operations deep into Gaza, creating a large buffer zone between the Strip and ...
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OCHA, the UN’s emergency aid coordination arm, to cut staff by a fifth
The agency is to lose 500 staff positions and restructure operations, as it grapples with a $58 million shortfall.
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Gaza humanitarian crisis 'Llikely the worst' since start of war - OCHA
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is 'likely the worst' since the beginning ...
UN's humanitarian body to lay off hundreds of employees due to low funds
The UN’s humanitarian agency will suspend or cut back operations in countries like Cameroon, Colombia, Eritrea, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, and Zimbabwe to “prioritise dynamic and full res ...
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UN to cut humanitarian operations office staff by 20%
The United Nations humanitarian body will reduce its staff of about 2,600 people by 20 percent, its chief said in ...
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UN humanitarian operations office to cut staff by 20pc, scale back Pakistan operations
In a letter to staff, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) head Tom Fletcher wrote, “We will reduce bureaucracy and reporting layers. We will become less top ...