About 3,500 posts are cut in UNHCR

About 3,500 posts should be cut at the UNHCR because of the lack of funding, the United Nations Authority announced today, which is planning a worldwide reduction of its staff by about 30%. “Given the difficult economic reality, UNHCR is forced to reduce the overall range of its businesses. We are focusing on our efforts on activities that have the greatest impact on refugees, relying on rationalized structures at central and regional and regional offices, “said the High Commissioner for Refugees Filipou Grandi in a press release. Following Donald Trump’s return to the White House and his decision to “freeze” US international aid, dismissal announcements are succeeded by each other in the vigor of relief, with many of them stressing that the US is not the only ones to reduce their financial support. On May 20, the President of the UN High Commissioner for the UNHCR […]
Source: News Beast

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