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U.N. flags uneven staff health services as agencies absorb aid cuts

The review comes as agencies operate with fewer resources, increasing pressure on staff in high-risk settings.

Only about half of the U.N. agencies that were studied operate fully integrated staff health services under a single management structure.
Only about half of the U.N. agencies that were studied operate fully integrated staff health services under a single management structure. (AN/Bernd Dittrich/Unsplash)

GENEVA (AN) — A new internal review finds many U.N. agencies lack adequate health services for their staff as global aid cuts affect operations and staffing, particularly for employees in high-risk postings.

The findings come from a systemwide review released this month examining how staff health services are organized across 28 organizations in the United Nations system. The review was prepared by Inspector Victor Moraru for the Joint Inspection Unit, the independent body mandated to evaluate coherence and effectiveness across U.N. system organizations.

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