Ms R?iseal N? Ch?illeachair:

They have not withdrawn entirely but they are reducing their global contributions. The US Government is the largest humanitarian donor but the forecast is that this funding will not be as available next year as it is now. The UK Government has also reduced its development and humanitarian assistance significantly. The trends are very worrying. Equally, trends relating to humanitarian need are very worrying. Regarding the pressure on agencies like ourselves to respond continuously and try to cover more people and address issues around resilience, it is nearly impossible to do it when funding is precarious at best and reducing in different countries.