US EditionUN warns of rough winter ahead for refugees
Severe funding cuts risk leaving 750,000 refugees without winter aid as UNHCR seeks $35 million to provide essential shelter, warmth, and medical support.
- The United Nations warned that millions of refugees face a difficult winter due to lack of funding for humanitarian aid.
- UNHCR aims to raise at least $35 million to provide winter essentials like shelter, warmth, and medicine for Syrian, Afghan, and Ukrainian refugees.
- More than a million Syrian refugees have returned to find their houses destroyed, while over 2 million Afghans have returned with few prospects amidst growing humanitarian needs.
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Compared to arms spending, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR is talking about small sums. It no longer has it after deletions by large donors like the USA and the FRG. It warns against a catastrophic winter.
The U.S. and other countries have recently drastically reduced their aid. Now, the Uno Refugee Agency is calling for private donations. Millions of displaced persons in the northern hemisphere lack funds for winter aid.
After Russian airstrikes there were power failures in several Ukrainian regions. According to President Selenskyy, repairs are "high pressure"
Over 3.7 million people have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine and are internally displaced, while 12.7 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. They face a tough winter, UNHCR warns. “It is a crisis within a crisis,” says Elisabeth Arnsdorf Haslund at UNHCR.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, millions of refugees must prepare for a winter without sufficient assistance. UNHCR warns against the consequences of declining state resources and calls on private donors to help.
"Humanitarian budgets are on the brink of a break and our winter aid will be much less this year," alarmed the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, who is facing the drastic decline in US funding. The UN agency considers the help of private donors crucial so that displaced people spend the winter in good conditions, while the temperature can reach -20°C in Ukraine and Russian strikes target energy infrastructure.
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