First on Fox: Fox: According to an internal UN email shared with Fox News Digital, President Donald Trump's use of Elon Musk's doge to reduce USAID spending has had a profound impact on the United Nations Department of Security (UNDSS).
Milano Victor Dawor, chairman of the United Nations Field Staff Union, wrote in an email sent early Friday morning that cuts in USAID funding has removed “approximately $30 million” from unbudget (XB) resources, significantly reducing personnel.”
Dawoh's email warns that the United Nations is “currently experiencing the worst liquidity crisis since its establishment.” The situation is expected to get worse before improvements occur.”
Dawoh said UNDSS will lose 100 employees and will eliminate its presence in 35-45 countries, but the remaining 120 countries where UNDS will maintain its presence will establish a “regional hub.”
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President of the United States Donald Trump addressed the 74th UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2019. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA (SIPA via AP Image))
” [under secretary-general of UNDSS] He emphasized that UNDSS is not a protection agency, but a risk management and analysis entity. “The email reads: “This distinction should be clearly communicated to staff.”
Department website Describing UNDS as “a global leader in security risk management principles,” he describes it as “to maximize resources while ensuring the safe and effective delivery of UN programs and activities in the most complex and challenging environment.”
Fox News Digital asked Dawoh about the credibility of the email and what portion of the UNSS budget was paid by USAID, but there was no response.
Earlier this month, Antonio Guterres warned of reduced US spending at the UN, saying “recent cuts in funding will result in less health, safety and less prosperity in the world.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to a journalist on the sidelines of a summit in Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar on Monday, February 19, 2024. (AP photo/Lujainjo)
Farhan Hak, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told Fox News Digital that UNDSS had only received about $20 million from USAID last year. “USAID has informed us that some of this funding has been terminated. Other projects will continue to support USAID,” he said.
Dawoh's email shows that losses in UNDSS funding are related to reducing unbudget resources, but HAQ says, “Additional budgetary funds from USAID are a relatively small percentage of the sector's budget, most of which come from the UN budget, the UN's savings resistance mechanisms, and the peace support account.”
According to HAQ, UNDSS has 2,250 staff members worldwide. Haq added: “The majority of the department's workforce is on the ground, and it deserves effective security as New York HQ staff work to save lives, with a much smaller percentage of them serving in the world's most dangerous places.”
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The United Nations and the United States flags will fly outside the United Nations Headquarters ahead of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 15, 2023. (Angelawice/AFP via Getty Images)
Haq said emails sent to multiple UN mail groups on March 19 refer to the fund-related closure of one staff entry to the UN headquarters. “Funding for the UNHQ facility is not from USAID,” explained Haq. He said the temporary closure was instead a result of non-payment of membership fees in some member states.
A UN source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said amidst financial uncertainty, that UN staff are “very afraid of their immediate future.” Sources said the concerns include the ability to collect pensions and access UN federal credit union accounts. “Most of these staff who are losing their jobs are G-4 visas,” the source said.
“This is not just about losing individual jobs, it affects families. It could be massive in the coming weeks with new cuts affecting UN agencies.”
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Fox News Digital contacted the State Department for insights into how employees are affected by layoffs, but there was no response.
We are calling for an increase in UN reforms to come in a month President Donald Trump At the time, signing an executive order calling for a UN fundraising review, Trump said that global groups “have a tremendous potential, but they're not running well.”
