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GENEVA Nearly half of all women-led organizations providing life-saving support in humanitarian crises are at risk of shutting down within six months due to sharp declines in international aid, UN Women warned Tuesday. The alarm comes as part of a new report based on a global survey of 411 women-led and women’s rights groups across 44 crisis-affected regions. The findings are stark as 90% of organizations surveyed report suffering funding cuts, and 47% say they may be forced to close by late