UN chief deplores ‘chronic underfunding’ of humanitarian aid

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticised on Wednesday what he called chronic underfunding of aid across the globe despite growing humanitarian needs.
e told the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the U.N. Economic and Social Council, “Chronic underfunding and record levels of humanitarian need are stretching the system to the breaking point.”
Only 20% of funds needed under the U.N. Global Humanitarian Appeal have been received halfway through 2023, he said.
“This is causing a crisis within a crisis,” Guterres added. “Without a solution to the funding crisis, further cuts are inevitable.”
On Monday international donors pledged close to $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan, which has been stricken by a grave humanitarian crisis that has driven some 2.2 million people from their homes.