The part of the international Red Cross that deals with conflict and prisoners of war announced Monday it will trim its projected budget by about one-eighth next year and cut nearly 20% of staff at its headquarters.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which among other things has focused on detainees on both sides of Russia’s war in Ukraine, says it will reduce its initial 2024 budget forecast to 2.1 billion Swiss francs (about $2.4 billion). That’s down about 13% compared to its already revised budget for this year.
The ICRC is a sister outfit of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which unites national chapters and focuses on disaster relief, health emergencies and other humanitarian aid activities focusing on vulnerable people.
This is not only affecting the ICRC, government and private donors have cut funding for humanitarian aid this year across the board. The biggest reduction of aid funding in history. All UN agencies, and all global aid NGOs have been hit by this too.
Wish they would cut subsidies to fossil fuel companies instead. But that’s too much to ask I guess. 🙄
This is happening specifically because the ruling class is running out of options to squeeze us harder.
Climate change will force the need for these types of organizations
