Geneva, March 20, 2025 (AFP) - 'Brutal funding cuts' for aid putting millions at risk: UN refugee chief

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2025-03-20

Dramatic aid cuts globally are putting millions of lives at risk, the UN refugee chief warned Thursday, as the agency braces for layoffs amid the US foreign aid funding freeze. "Brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of lives at risk," Filippo Grandi said in a statement. "The consequences for people fleeing danger will be immediate and devastating," the UN high commissioner for refugees warned. "Most refugees stay clo......

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