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EXPLAINED: Un slashes global aid plan over deepest funding cuts ever | Vintage Vibes

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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (L) visiting a mobile healthcare centre in Afghanistan's Kunduz Province in April (Credit: AFP)

The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was seeking $29 billion in funding for 2025 compared to the $44 billion originally requested in December, in a "hyper-prioritised" appeal.

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