The United States helps the cuts leave the humanitarian sector in crises, warn experts

he The human sector He faces critical challenges After us discounts To finance development in the midst of global conflict climbing, General Secretary General Danish refugee advice (CDR).
January 20, Donald Trump It was temporarily announced in all American programs Foreign development help To implement a comprehensive review. By March 10, 83 % of American Agency for International Development They were canceled, and created a funding deficit from 60,000 million dollars (About 55.3 billion euros).
Charlotte Celint, Secretary -General of the Danish Refugee Council, warned that unless the United States re -sets its assistance, the sector is facing.Very critical situation“. We will attend the population increase with all kinds of elements from Lashing, hunger, marginalizationLack of access to services, etc., with conflicts prolonged in this world, the conflicts do not end New conflicts ariseHe said, adding: “economically, we are not ready. “
Discounts to development help
Most organizations in the humanitarian sector depend to a greater or less. American financingWhich until recently represented about 40 % of the total Global human financing.
“The United States is mainly reviewing all of this Cooperation portfolio the Human development and assistanceCharlotte Celint said, noting that for the Danish Refugee Council, this means that approximately 1.5 million people planned to help this year in US financing. They will stop receiving help.
In addition to the American discounts, eight European countries, and the European Union itself announced itself, or applied to discounts to development aid with a total of a total of 30,000 million euros in the next four yearsAccording to the Rending Counting Report 2030 Europe.
“They do it differently. It is planned, so it is not overnight. They do not cut contracts That was already signed and applied. The Secretary -General of the Danish Refugee Council, which contradicts the gradual form of European withdrawal with the sudden departure in the United States. However, it will affect Both development and the humanitarian sector As a whole, “added.
Can the European Union take a step forward?
“There is a big open door for That the European Union interferes“Cell said.” The question is: What can you want to do the European Union? I think we will see a Funding model Where European donors and European institutions bear a greater responsibility in many geographical areas, for example, Africa. Where the needs are very large, however Also in the Middle East And to some extent, also in Asia. “
At the beginning of the year, in response to American discounts, the European Commission “Eurono” announced that the European Union cannot compensate for it We lost our financing. “Each in the international community must bear responsibility. The financing deficit is increasing and left Millions of people in need. A spokesman for the committee said: “The European Union cannot fill this void alone,” said a committee spokesman.
Who will replace the assistance of the United States?
“I do not think that European Union institutions or other dual donors want to see themselves like those who They are placed on our financing. We are somewhat concerned about the trends we see in Europe. There is no support for a fixed position for the European Union on these issues, “said Celine.
He added that more and more national governments prove comparisons between Foreign aid and national policyWhich leads to public opinion to question the priorities of international aid, for example, why a country must have some Financing education in Somalia Instead of investing those same resources in your educational system. Celint believes that this novel was common in the United States and “, to some extent, more dangerous than financing discounts, as it encourages other governments to enter the car.”