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UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3 million people without aid

Global Published 29 September 2026, 08:12 · archived 29 Sep 2026

GENEVA: A deepening funding crisis ​could leave nearly 8.3 million refugees and forcibly displaced people without access to assistance this ‌year, and push protection systems in some countries towards collapse, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday. UNHCR is facing one of its worst-ever funding crises following aid cuts by the United States and other countries. It faces a $5.789 billion funding ​gap, according to a new report by the agency, after money available to the agency fell ​24% between 2024 and 2025. As of July, UNHCR had received only 32% of ⁠the $8.505 billion it requir...

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