Imogen Folks

Quite incendiary, but these are human rights lawyers, so they look at all the evidence, and this was their conclusion.

Quite incendiary, but these are human rights lawyers, so they look at all the evidence, and this was their conclusion.

Of course, you are an expert on the laws of war. Your suggestion is that these laws of war, actually, there's an awful lot of stuff which is genuinely forbidden. I mean, do you think the people fighting now don't know? Or are they stretching the law to breaking point? I mean, not just the Middle East, we could also look at Russia, Ukraine, for example.

Of course, you are an expert on the laws of war. Your suggestion is that these laws of war, actually, there's an awful lot of stuff which is genuinely forbidden. I mean, do you think the people fighting now don't know? Or are they stretching the law to breaking point? I mean, not just the Middle East, we could also look at Russia, Ukraine, for example.

The money will come from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund. The UN this morning is talking about brutal cuts, although it doesn't specifically mention the United States.

The money will come from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund. The UN this morning is talking about brutal cuts, although it doesn't specifically mention the United States.

Now, the Central Emergency Fund, to just give you some context, it was set up 20 years after the Asian tsunami to be a pot of money for really unexpected events like a tsunami, like an earthquake, like a war breaking out and suddenly driving millions of people from their homes. That is now being deployed for the UN's day-to-day work. So health in Afghanistan, to Sudan, things like that.

Now, the Central Emergency Fund, to just give you some context, it was set up 20 years after the Asian tsunami to be a pot of money for really unexpected events like a tsunami, like an earthquake, like a war breaking out and suddenly driving millions of people from their homes. That is now being deployed for the UN's day-to-day work. So health in Afghanistan, to Sudan, things like that.

What I would say is that it's not really clear that $110 million will go very far when you think that the UN had appealed for $45 billion to fund its aid operations across the globe this year with more and more people in need. It's received of that 45 billion. OK, it's only March, but basically it's received about 3 billion.

What I would say is that it's not really clear that $110 million will go very far when you think that the UN had appealed for $45 billion to fund its aid operations across the globe this year with more and more people in need. It's received of that 45 billion. OK, it's only March, but basically it's received about 3 billion.

So I think it's very, very difficult times for the UN and its humanitarian work. 110 million will help, but I don't think it will go too far.

So I think it's very, very difficult times for the UN and its humanitarian work. 110 million will help, but I don't think it will go too far.

The list is incredibly long. The US was a very big funder of humanitarian aid, not by head of population the biggest. Some European countries send proportionately much more, but it was still, because the US is a big economy, a lot of money. We have a complete stop on funding for UNAIDS, which does AIDS prevention, including in children.

The list is incredibly long. The US was a very big funder of humanitarian aid, not by head of population the biggest. Some European countries send proportionately much more, but it was still, because the US is a big economy, a lot of money. We have a complete stop on funding for UNAIDS, which does AIDS prevention, including in children.

We have cuts in Ebola surveillance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have a stop on things like demining in Cambodia or Colombia. I had a statement this morning from the agency working on tuberculosis prevention, which also monitors, by the way, drug-resistant TB, which is a global health threat. That also is suffering cuts.

We have cuts in Ebola surveillance in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have a stop on things like demining in Cambodia or Colombia. I had a statement this morning from the agency working on tuberculosis prevention, which also monitors, by the way, drug-resistant TB, which is a global health threat. That also is suffering cuts.

So basically, wherever you turn, wherever there is a humanitarian or global health challenge, money is being cut.

So basically, wherever you turn, wherever there is a humanitarian or global health challenge, money is being cut.

I've had response this morning from UN refugees and from the international campaign to ban landmines. That last one has already had to stop programs because of the US cuts. Now, landmines are are appealing to Britain's traditional generosity in terms of demining, pointing out that it's such a good investment in terms of returning a country to stability, allowing towns and communities

I've had response this morning from UN refugees and from the international campaign to ban landmines. That last one has already had to stop programs because of the US cuts. Now, landmines are are appealing to Britain's traditional generosity in terms of demining, pointing out that it's such a good investment in terms of returning a country to stability, allowing towns and communities