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New UN aid chief vows 'ruthlessness' to prioritize spending as funding for world's crises shrinks

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New head of U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money.

Tom Fletcher , a longtime British diplomat, says his agency is asking for less money in 2025 than this year .

He says it wants to show "we will focus and target the resources we have,” even as crises grow more numerous.