Aid Cuts Impact Women's Anti-Violence Programs
Funding cuts are affecting organizations that work to end violence against women and girls, according to the UN's gender equality agency.
A new UN Women report, At Risk and Underfunded, found that one in three women's rights and civil society groups have suspended or shut down programs aimed at ending gender-based violence due to funding cuts.
- More than 40% have scaled back or closed essential services such as shelters, legal aid, and healthcare support.
- Nearly 80% reported reduced access to services for survivors.
- 59% said impunity and the normalization of violence are increasing.
Women's rights organisations are the backbone of progress on violence against women, yet they are being pushed to the brink.
Kalliopi Mingeirou, head of UN Women's Ending Violence Against Women and Girls section, emphasized that funding cuts should not erase decades of progress.
Author's summary: Aid cuts harm women's anti-violence programs worldwide.
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