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Good morning, this is Paula. A network of organisations that help aid groups properly identify needs on the ground – and offer the best relief for the buck – is being seriously affected by US aid cuts, leaving humanitarians to operate in the dark, while vulnerable communities are at risk of being overlooked.

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Paula Dupraz-Dobias

11.06.2025


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People load their belongings onto a boat as they leave the refugee camp in Bulengo, Democratic Republic of Congo, after being forced to vacate by the M23 armed group, 11 February 2025. (Keystone/EPA/Nadaa Kahashy)

Data blackout: How aid cuts are leaving humanitarian response in the dark. Before humanitarian aid reaches emergency hotspots, a vast network of organisations works behind the scenes, sourcing and analysing data to inform relief operations on the ground. But recent US aid cuts have hit this key sub-sector hard, forcing the organisations to make difficult choices.

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