USAID
85% of Ukrainian women’s NGOs concerned about worsening living conditions for women due to US funding halt – report
Organisations feel a significant dependence on US financial support, with 35% of organisations having a high level of dependence. This dependence creates risks for their activities due to the cessation of funding. At the same time, 67% of organisations are considering attracting additional international donors, and 31% seek community funding
Over 640,000 Ukrainian women will feel the negative impacts of US authorities halting funding to the UN Reproductive and Sexual Health Agency
The UN emphasised that since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, cases of domestic, sexual, and other forms of gender-based violence in Ukraine have increased more than threefold. The organisation estimates that 2.4 million people, predominantly women and girls, urgently require measures to prevent and respond to such violence
Seventy-five percent of civil society organisations are actively looking for alternative resources to finance their activities – survey
Currently, only 1% of respondents have already received support from new funding sources
The UN will reduce support for human rights programs due to funding cuts from the United States.
Shamdasani noted that activities will have to be scaled back in some countries, particularly Colombia and Iraq, while opportunities for reallocating funds will be sought in others. According to her, the program in Iraq, which supported torture victims and families of the disappeared, will have to be closed entirely
The US State Department has terminated the USAID initiative for restoring Ukraine’s energy system
The two officials warned that USAID's withdrawal from Ukraine would leave its energy grid vulnerable in the heart of the winter as it endures assaults from further Russian missiles
Parliament simplifies registration of NGOs
The Parliament of Ukraine passed the bill on state registration of legal entities, sole proprietors, and community groups in the second reading.
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