"Chronic underfunding and record levels of humanitarian need are
stretching the system to the breaking point," he told the
Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the U.N. Economic and Social
Council.
Only 20% of funds needed under the U.N. Global Humanitarian
Appeal have been received halfway through 2023, he said.
"This is causing a crisis within a crisis," Guterres added.
"Without a solution to the funding crisis, further cuts are
inevitable."
On Monday international donors pledged close to $1.5 billion in
aid to Sudan, which has been stricken by a grave humanitarian
crisis that has driven some 2.2 million people from their homes.
Prior to the conference, a U.N. appeal for $2.57 billion for
humanitarian support within Sudan this year was about 17%
funded, and an appeal for nearly $500 million for refugees
fleeing the country was just 15% funded.
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber; Editing by Gareth
Jones)
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