It’s moving season at the United Nations.
In the months since President Donald Trump unleashed his reign of foreign aid cuts, U.N. agencies have been looking to save money by accelerating the transfer of staff to more affordable cities in the global south, especially in Africa.
UNICEF, the U.N. Population Fund, and UN Women are transferring several hundred staffers from New York to Nairobi, Kenya, in part to save money, but also to station its workers closer to the beneficiaries of U.N. programs.
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Colum Lynch
Colum Lynch is an award-winning reporter and Senior Global Reporter for Devex. He covers the intersection of development, diplomacy, and humanitarian relief at the United Nations and beyond. Prior to Devex, Colum reported on foreign policy and national security for Foreign Policy Magazine and the Washington Post. Colum was awarded the 2011 National Magazine Award for digital reporting for his blog Turtle Bay. He has also won an award for groundbreaking reporting on the U.N.’s failure to protect civilians in Darfur.
Ayenat Mersie
Ayenat Mersie is a Global Development Reporter for Devex. Previously, she worked as a freelance journalist for publications such as National Geographic and Foreign Policy and as an East Africa correspondent for Reuters.
