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\"The ceasefire and hostage release deal must hold,\" the Secretary-General said, adding that \"humanitarian aid must be maintained, protected, and funded, flowing without impediment to reach people in desperate need.\" He said each moment the ceasefire holds allows more people to be reached and more lives to be saved.

The statement described the scale of destruction in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attacks and said hospitals, schools, and water facilities have been destroyed or reduced to rubble, creating urgent humanitarian needs. The Secretary-General said that since the ceasefire humanitarians have been able to scale up operations, providing food \"to nearly everyone in Gaza,\" delivering shelter kits and essential items to tens of thousands of displaced people, doubling the amount of clean water available, and distributing medical supplies that have reached \"some 1,800,000 people.\"

He urged that ending the immediate crisis be followed by a clear political framework for Gaza's recovery and long-term stability. The Secretary-General called for preventing any form of ethnic cleansing, for accountability for violations of international law, and said there should be \"no long term Israeli military presence in Gaza.\" He said Gaza should remain part of an independent, democratic and sovereign Palestinian state with no forced transfers of population and that transitional arrangements should be designed to achieve a unified Palestinian government within a precise and limited time frame.

On the West Bank, the Secretary-General urged urgent de-escalation and said settlement expansion, threats of annexation and attacks on civilians and property must stop. He also called for tangible steps toward a two-state solution, saying, \"The only path to lasting peace is where two states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace and security in line with international law and relevant UN resolutions.\"

The Secretary-General also appealed for support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying UNRWA's unique role must be maintained. He framed the Cairo summit as an opportunity for leaders across the Arab world \"to come together and discuss the elements required to deliver peace and stability in Gaza,\" and said he will outline key priorities at the meeting.

The statement closed with thanks to the press; no questions were taken at the briefing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","US funding of the UN: UN Chief expresses concern | United Nations","oneSentenceSummary","The Secretary-General said he will join a League of Arab States summit in Cairo to discuss Gaza reconstruction, urged that the ceasefire and hostage-release deal hold, and called for a political framework leading toward a two-state solution.","taxTitle","United Nations","taxId",77382,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":56,"_72":56,"_73":56},6659552,"UN warns U.S. funding cuts will suspend critical humanitarian programs worldwide",282,11000,293000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2453541-05b5cccdd64029e00d52e3bae3d331be&start=11&end=293","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2453541-05b5cccdd64029e00d52e3bae3d331be/thumbnail_11000.jpg","/articles/6659552/UN-warns-US-funding-cuts-will-suspend-critical-humanitarian-programs-worldwide","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659552-ce30c36373926555563dd08f77754f0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770648136&Signature=i~fMsmqtuLV2KS4hAV0FsNSr1w1SrEWi40gZbzPZTrPwWaurZkdxuFN8Ah34ebLuWZVsQEPUEVykGnY9KnbYv6samfpNzYsd1XM-hQhXPMrsq5S1dhuO5JDacfyrO8zfYPjAaj9Aoi~Xeh1JREQO5y0wVvcF-NMwPW-flCFVf3-J5LvbJs8LqPZCoq6MruKn~yKhIiXPQoPzrGuOrZVE6LSAua1goXxox7F9kQKQjgGMUY~LZfMA20mPvh-6w7E3b5JVxwRemufObnrAweWHz0t0FR-QEFWUkIvDGuSeA-SbkZsSPI9M2FPyfsiYTrcYlNBFhCiUbI7Z13OjWDlFOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Secretary-General, United Nations, said in a statement to the media that recent cuts in funding from the United States will suspend or sharply reduce a wide range of United Nations humanitarian and development programs, leaving millions of vulnerable people without essential services.

The statement said the reductions affect \"life saving humanitarian aid to support to vulnerable communities recovering from war or natural disasters,\" programs to fight terrorism and illicit drug trafficking, and disease-control efforts. \"The consequences will be especially devastating for vulnerable people around the world,\" the Secretary-General said.

He provided specific examples of the expected impacts. In Afghanistan, \"more than 9,000,000 people will miss out on health and protection services with hundreds of mobile health teams and other services suspended.\" In northeast Syria, where the statement said 2,500,000 people need assistance, \"the absence of US funding means programs are leaving large populations even more vulnerable.\" The statement also said cash-based programming in Ukraine that reached about 1,000,000 people in 2024 has been suspended in key regions and that funding has run out for programs in South Sudan supporting people who fled conflict in neighboring Sudan.

The Secretary-General said the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime will be forced to stop many counter-narcotics programs, including work \"fighting the fentanyl crisis,\" and that activities against human trafficking will be dramatically reduced. He also said funding for programs combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and cholera has stopped.

\"The generosity and compassion of the American people have not only saved lives, built peace, and improved the state of the world. They have contributed to the stability and prosperity that Americans depend on,\" the Secretary-General said, expressing gratitude for decades of U.S. support while urging reconsideration of the cuts.

The statement said all United Nations agencies stand ready to provide information and justification for their projects, and that humanitarian coordinators in the field are \"urgently updating strategies on how to protect as much life saving work as possible.\" It added that the Inter-Agency Standing Committee has agreed on a plan for efficiency and prioritization and that the U.N. will pursue efforts to diversify its donor base while trying to keep lifesaving operations running.

No questions were taken at the briefing, and no formal commitments or reversals of funding were announced on the record.","The United Nations Secretary-General said recent U.S. funding cuts will force suspension or reduction of humanitarian and development programs across multiple countries, leaving millions without services.","actionData","errors"]

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UN Secretary-General to attend Cairo summit; urges ceasefire, hostage releases and two-state framework

UN warns U.S. funding cuts will suspend critical humanitarian programs worldwide