Diplomacy · Intl
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
UN News
Published 12 Oct 2026, 11:00 pm·16 h ago·1 min read
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The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has received just $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs this year – and its chief, Barham Salih, warns that the global support system for asylum-seekers risks buckling.
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