GENEVA:
The United Nations Refugee Agency has lost nearly 5,000 jobs this year after railing international aid discounts, its leader said on Monday, describing the “disastrous” political choices behind the crisis.
The UNHCR is struggling with an increase in global displacement, while under President Donald Trump, the United States – traditionally the best world donor – has greatly reduced foreign aid, causing ravages around the world.
The chief of the agency, Filippo Grandi, said that the cuts constituted more than a quarter of the agency’s workforce, with more to come – and that no country or sector has left unscathed.
“Critical programs and rescue activities must be stopped, gender -based violence prevention work, psychosocial support for survivors of torture, said Grandi.
“Schools have been closed, food aid has decreased, subsidies in cut cash, the reinstallation ground.
