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UN: 5 Nations Face Famine Risk Amid Funding Cuts

UN: 5 Nations Face Famine Risk asAmid Funding Crisis DeepensCuts

Above: A woman collects food at a location set up by a humanitarian organization to distribute meals and medication to people displaced by the war in Sudan on Jan. 9, 2025. Image copyright: AFP via Getty Images

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The funding crisis stems from the lack of global fiscal responsibility, as large donor nations face their own economic challenges and must prioritize domestic needs. Trump's foreign aid cuts reflect America First policies that ensure taxpayer money addresses urgent problems at home rather than funding inefficient international bureaucracies.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 15% chance that fewer than 375 million people will be in extreme poverty by 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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