{"id":222042,"date":"2025-02-27T18:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/un-humanitarian-chief-explains-the-drastic-global-impact-of-usaid-funding-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T18:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T18:05:16","slug":"un-humanitarian-chief-explains-the-drastic-global-impact-of-usaid-funding-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/un-humanitarian-chief-explains-the-drastic-global-impact-of-usaid-funding-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"UN humanitarian chief explains the drastic global impact of USAID funding cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D8fFHNRMDrQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UN humanitarian chief explains the drastic global impact of USAID funding cuts\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8fFHNRMDrQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), expressed serious concerns over the massive freeze on USAID funding, which he described as a \u201cbody blow\u201d to humanitarian efforts in conflict zones such as Gaza, Sudan, and Syria. 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