Sweden cuts Red Cross funding. Geneva fears others donors will run

News May 19, 2014

Sweden has lost patience with the Red Cross federation, cutting its funding for 2014 in half due to concerns about financial mismanagement. The Geneva-based organisation worries that other donors could follow suit.

Matthias Schmale, Under Secretary General of the International Federation of the Red Cross Photo: Parlement Européen

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