UK aid cuts increase the risk of atricities: IRC

Aid cuts in the United Kingdom have increased the risk of atrocities by ending programs that can help prevent them, an expert told politicians Wednesday.

Humanitarian funding was decreased by 40% to 50%, said Denisa Delić, advocacy director at the International Rescue Committee, impacting “a number of different programs we [IRC] deliver in different countries.”

Asked if the reductions had affected the risk of atrocities occurring, Delić told the International Development Committee: “I absolutely agree the cuts have had an impact. At the moment, we want to focus on making sure that the remaining funding that’s being decided is going to the right places.”