"I know a little about charity and compassion. I've had the privilege over the last 15 years of leading a nonprofit private sector organization that specializes in helping communities and businesses cope with natural disasters and crises caused by humans. The global humanitarian system and virtually every nongovernmental organization and United Nations entity are facing hard times and funding shortages. According to OXFAM, healthcare services will be unavailable for up to 95 million people and some 23 million children will lose access to education."
"A quarter of a billion people need aid, reports Tom Fletcher, head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations. But funding has dropped to $12 billion, the lowest in a decade. Only 20% of UN appeals for contributions are supported, he says. Our own organization, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, lost $1.5 million this year in programs aimed at beefing up preparedness in the Philippines' Office of Civil Defense and various local governments."
Global humanitarian assistance is facing severe shortfalls as major donors reduce or suspend funding. The United States Agency for International Development shutdown closed hundreds of aid groups and cut programs that fed the hungry and responded to disasters; OXFAM projects healthcare will be unavailable for up to 95 million people and 23 million children will lose schooling. A quarter of a billion people need aid while funding has fallen to $12 billion, the lowest in a decade, with only 20% of UN appeals supported. One Philippine organization lost $1.5 million, prompting 20–50% cuts at many UN agencies and complete eliminations at some health and human rights programs. Public compassion measures indicate empathy declining among Americans.
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