UN: Aid Cuts Leave One Million Women Without Critical Support Services

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A United Nations report has revealed that one million women have lost access to essential support services due to recent aid funding cuts. Women-led organisations have been severely impacted, with 65% reporting that staff are working without pay to sustain operations. Nearly half of these organisations also flagged increasing levels of staff burnout as a direct consequence of the funding shortfall. The cuts have placed immense strain on the organisations that provide critical services to vulnerable women globally.

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