New Delhi, May 13 -- Nearly half of women-led organisations working on the frontlines of humanitarian crises face the prospect of shutting down within six months due to drastic cuts in global aid, a new UN Women report revealed.

The report, At a Breaking Point: The Impact of Foreign Aid Cuts on Women's Organizations in Humanitarian Crises Worldwide, found that 90 per cent of 411 women-led and women's rights organisations surveyed across 44 crisis zones had already been affected by shrinking donor support. These organisations played a critical role in supporting women and girls grappling with displacement, gender-based violence, food insecurity and health crises - yet they remained woefully underfunded.

The situation is critical. Women ...