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U.N. aid chief: 'Age of indifference' over funding cuts, record attacks

The world body's global humanitarian appeal, which had required $46.10 billion, is funded at only 19% of its target.

Tom Fletcher, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, speaks to reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York.
Tom Fletcher, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, speaks to reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York. (AN/U.N. Web TV)

The United Nations’ global humanitarian mission is grappling with a profound crisis of institutional legitimacy and funding, pushed to a "breaking point" by a massive shortfall in aid and a record number of attacks on its workers.

The confluence of these factors has prompted the organization to launch a strategic "reset" of its operating model, a top official said on Monday.

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