UN refugee agency’s funding shortfall is impacting refugees worldwide, its chief says

October 13, 2026 10:55 AM

UN refugee agency’s funding shortfall is impacting refugees worldwide, its chief says

Deep funding shortfalls are forcing the UN refugee agency to make painful cuts across its humanitarian operations worldwide, and there are limits to how much restructuring can offset shrinking donor support, its chief said on Monday. UNHCR has secured only $3 billion, or 35% of the $8.5 billion in funding it requires for 2026, High Commissioner Barham Salih told the agency's executive committee at a meeting in Geneva. The shortfall follows aid cuts by countries including the United States unde...

Global displacement to rise by 6.7 million people by end of next year, aid group says

March 17, 2025 4:49 PM

Global displacement to rise by 6.7 million people by end of next year, aid group says

Some 6.7 million additional people are expected to be newly displaced around the world by the end of next year, the Danish Refugee Council said on Friday, just as aid cuts from key donors like the United States take effect. The U.N. refugee agency said last year that the number of forcibly displaced people around the globe stood at over 117 million people and warned that number could rise. "These are not cold statistics. These are families forced to flee their homes, carrying next to nothing, ...