Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

America's retreat on global humanitarian assistance has undermined every aspect of delivery, including logistics and infrastructure, and means the support will focus almost entirely on emergency response.
Top United Nations humanitarian official Tom Fletcher, pictured, said the consequences of cuts to humanitarian assistance are 'heartbreaking,' creating a dynamic where the UN has 'been forced into a triage of human survival.'

In humanitarian aid, the world is now doing what emergency doctors do when overwhelmed: choosing who to save and who to leave behind.

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