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U.N. aid chief says to cut 20% of staff due to funding shortfall
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will cut 20% of its staff as it faces a shortfall of $58 million, U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher has told staff after OCHA’s largest donor — the United States — cut funding.
”OCHA currently has a workforce of around 2,600 staff in over 60 countries. The funding shortfall means we are looking to regroup to an organization of around 2,100 staff in fewer locations,” Fletcher wrote in a note to staff on Thursday.