US EditionUNHCR warns that severe funding cuts put refugees at increased danger
- The UNHCR warned on May 2, 2025, that severe funding cuts are placing millions of refugees at increasing risk worldwide.
- These reductions come in the context of ongoing violence in Sudan, Myanmar, and the DRC, which intensify displacement challenges and place additional pressure on neighboring nations hosting refugees.
- Critical support services—including healthcare, shelter, legal assistance, and programs addressing violence against women and girls—have been significantly cut back or discontinued in numerous vulnerable regions.
- Elizabeth Tan emphasized, "No one wants to be a refugee for life," noting that 12,000 Central African refugees lack safe return support, while millions face lost protection and heightened dangers.
- Without immediate international solidarity and increased funding, the UNHCR warns that the institution of asylum is endangered, exposing refugees to abuse, poverty, and forced returns.
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UNHCR warns that severe funding cuts put refugees at increased danger
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday that severe funding shortfalls are stripping away essential protections for the world’s most vulnerable refugees and leaving them increasingly exposed to abuse, poverty, forced returns to unsafe conditions, and the threat of embarking on dangerous journeys in search of safety. In the face of shrinking global solidarity, the UNHCR said it is being forced to dismantle the…
Less money: UN Refugee Agency must stop programmes
The elimination of funding from the US and other states, among other things because of higher arms spending, is a serious problem for refugee aid. The UN Refugee Agency warns against new refugee and migration movements.
As US aid drops, UN agency warns funding crisis increases danger, risks for refugees
UNITED NATIONS: A global funding crisis, including cuts from the US, is placing refugees – who cannot return home due to war or persecution – is increasing danger and risks, according to a report. The warning came from the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) which said that humanitarian resource were running dry and that critical support for millions of forcibly displaced people is under threat. UNHCR said that two-thirds of countries hosting refugees are…
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