UN’s global refugee resettlement program crumbles after US withdrawal

Trump Threatens UN Funding Cuts: US Withdrawal Imperils Global Peace and Humanitarian Efforts - teleSUR English

US President Donald Trump’s decision to slash funding for key United Nations agencies-including WHO, UNESCO, and UNRWA-signals a dramatic retreat from multilateralism, threatening peacekeeping, health, and refugee support worldwide. Related: Harvard University Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze In a move that has sent shockwaves through the international community, President Donald Trump announced sweeping cuts to US contributions for…

Among the hundreds of measures Donald Trump has signed in his second term as U.S. president, one of the first was the suspension of the national refugee admission program.This executive order is a deadly blow to the UN resettlement program, as the U.S. is the country in the world that accepted the largest number of beneficiaries: 69% of the total in 2024.

Christian Leaders Ask President Trump, Secretary Noem to Protect Afghan Christians Threatened with Deportation, Resume Refugee Resettlement

Contact: wr@pinkston.co (Washington, D.C.) May 2, 2025 – Today, a group of prominent faith leaders sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, urging them to protect Afghan Christians facing the threat of deportation and to sustain the U.S. refugee resettlement program as a lifeline for those fleeing religious persecution. Prominent signatories to the letter include leaders of conservative Christian or…