{"id":2935,"date":"2025-11-21T21:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2025-11-21T21:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:00:01","slug":"red-cross-to-cut-2900-jobs-slash-budget-as-donors-reduce-support-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2935","title":{"rendered":"Red Cross to cut 2,900 jobs, slash budget as donors reduce support | Conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>US funding drops under Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 agenda, forcing the Red Cross into major global cutbacks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 21 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">21 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will impose deep cuts to its operations in 2026, slashing almost one-fifth of its annual budget and shedding 2,900 jobs as global donors retreat from humanitarian financing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe face a dangerous convergence of escalating armed conflicts, significant cuts to aid funding and a systemic tolerance for grave breaches of international humanitarian law,\u201d ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The organisation confirmed that its spending will fall to $2.2bn, warning that the wider aid sector is facing a \u201cfinancial crisis of unprecedented proportions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson said the United States remains the ICRC\u2019s largest donor but has reduced its contributions this year, mirroring funding drops from other traditional backers, including the United Kingdom and Germany.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ICRC remains committed to working on the front lines of conflict, where few others can operate,\u201d Spoljaric insisted, but warned that \u201cthe financial reality is forcing us to make difficult decisions to ensure we can continue to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to those who need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governments are diverting budgets towards defence and security, leaving humanitarian agencies scrambling to sustain programmes while conflict, displacement and need continue to escalate.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"america-first\" data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"1073\">\u2018America First\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The shift comes as Washington overhauls foreign assistance under President Donald Trump, whose \u201cAmerica First\u201d agenda has reshaped spending priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The combined cuts have forced the Geneva-based body to roll out one of its most significant restructurings in decades. The job losses amount to roughly 15 percent of its 18,500-strong workforce and include about 200 posts in Geneva, where the ICRC was founded in 1863.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation said it will merge departments, streamline management and focus on frontline conflict operations to preserve its core mission. Despite the reduced budget, the ICRC insisted it will maintain its presence in Sudan, Ukraine, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>Around a third of the staff reductions will come through voluntary departures or by leaving positions unfilled.<\/p>\n<p>The ICRC, active in more than 90 countries, supports civilians in conflict zones, visits prisoners of war, and acts as a neutral intermediary. It recently facilitated the transfer of Israeli captives from Gaza and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons under the terms of an October 10 US-backed ceasefire in Israel\u2019s war on Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US funding drops under Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 agenda, forcing the Red Cross into major global cutbacks. 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