Funding Cuts Amid Afghan Exodus Irk UNHCR

Funding cuts amid Afghan exodus irk UNHCR

UN body says support to returning refugees drastically reduced.

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will lay off 3,000 to 4,000 of its 15,000 staff worldwide due to funding cuts, the head of the agency's union said Tuesday.

UN refugee agency raises alarm over funding shortfall amid Afghanistan returnee crisis

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed serious concern over funding shortfalls as it continues to support Afghan returnees from Pakistan. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), over three million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries since September 2023. Many were deported or fled fearing arrest after Pakistan announced its plan to repatriate all undocumented foreigners. In 2025 alone, an…

UN refugee agency voices concern at funding cuts

Supporting the Afghans returning to their homeland from Pakistan, the UN’s refugee agency has voiced concern at funding cuts.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be forced to cut 3,000 to 4,000 jobs due to funding cuts, the head of the UN staff union, Nathalie Meynet, announced today, according to the French news agency AFP.