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Ukraine's battlefield shift has not solved its humanitarian crisis, IRC says
David Miliband said aid cuts have halved the IRC’s Ukraine budget to $20 million in 2027 as millions remain displaced.
- On World Refugee Day, International Rescue Committee CEO David Miliband said in KYIV that Ukraine's stronger battlefield position has not eased the humanitarian crisis, with aid reductions halving the IRC budget to $20 million in 2027.
- Trump administration foreign aid reductions and the dismantling of the Agency for International Development prompted global spending cuts, halving the IRC budget from $40 million last year.
- The IRC provides mobile medical care and trauma support to vulnerable women and children along the 745-mile frontline, while Miliband emphasized the severe impact on the mental health of Ukrainians after more than four years of war.
- Redirecting military support toward humanitarian and psychosocial aid could maintain societal resilience, officials urged, as millions of displaced Ukrainians face funding challenges threatening essential services.
- Miliband describes the NEW WORLD DISORDER, characterized by more than 60 wars, as a landscape with fewer "shock absorbers," complicating humanitarian efforts as the IRC struggles to maintain aid levels amid global instability.
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Ukraine's battlefield shift has not solved its humanitarian crisis, IRC says
Ukraine's stronger position in the war with Russia has yet to relieve the humanitarian crisis felt by millions of displaced Ukrainians and worsened by a plunge in aid spending, the head of the International Rescue Committee said.
·New York, United States
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Millions of Ukrainians need help - IRC warns of deepening humanitarian crisisIRC President David Miliband said Ukraine's successes on the battlefield have not lessened the humanitarian crisis. Aid financing halved, to $20 million in 2027.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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