Starving the UN of funds will cause irreversible harm : Kelly T. Clements / Politico Europe

"It’s not just funding that’s waning — moral backing is eroding too. We hear it argued that the U.N. should be scrapped, that it makes no difference; is broken, bureaucratic and corrupt."Kelly T. Clements is the deputy high commissioner for UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency.

"....our funding model is creaking. Last year, UNHCR was only able to raise half of what it needed for basic planned programs. We face impossible decisions to meet the greatest demand we’ve ever seen.

This year’s outlook is even bleaker, with costs rising everywhere. So, we have been cutting — our own staff, the vital aid we offer: cash for Syrian refugees in Jordan, female hygiene kits in Uganda, protection monitors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo … The human costs are immediate.

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