FNs humanitære koordinationskontor (OCHA) vil smække kassen i for det globale nyhedsbureau, IRIN, fra 1. januar, men måske er der håb i en frigørelse fra FN-systemet af den enestående nyhedstjeneste, som behandler talrige sager, andre aldrig tager op, skriver dets direktør.
NAIROBI, 4 April 2014 (IRIN): Dear reader: You may have seen some public discussion recently about IRIN’s future, arising most recently from an online petition (underskriftsindsamling), which is an independent initiative launched by a US-based reader last week.
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http://www.irinnews.org/report/99883/what-future-for-irin
In the interest of clarity we are taking this opportunity to let you know ourselves what is happening.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has taken measures to ensure we are fully resourced this year but beyond 31 December 2014 there are no budgetary provisions.
With the encouragement of OCHA, which has hosted IRIN since our inception in 1995, we are now taking steps to spin off as an autonomous (fritstående) humanitarian news and analysis service.
In our envisaged new incarnation (form) we believe we will be even better placed to address the complexities of the 18 billion US dollar-a-year humanitarian industry (95,5 milliarder DKR).
Informed by your responses to recent surveys we are already restructuring our organization to be more nimble (kvik /hurtig), relevant and responsive.
This evolution is the keynote of a transition business plan that also sets out the potential funding and partnership structure of the new IRIN, as well as the support needed to prevent an abrupt shutdown on 31 December.
It is currently being studied by OCHA management.
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