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UK aid cut behind $284m fall in global humanitarian spending
Estimated UK cut of $900m offsets increases by other nations, according to annual Global Humanitarian Assistance Report
International humanitarian spending by public donors dropped by $284m (£204m) between 2019 and 2020, and the UK government cut its humanitarian funding by the most of any major western country, a new report from the independent organisation Development Initiatives has found.
Its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance Report is regarded as one of the best sources for objective statistics on aid trends and humanitarian needs, and the report highlights the extraordinary pressure now being placed on UN-coordinated humanitarian appeals.