UNHCR forced to make deep cuts amid global surge in refugee needs
The U.N. refugee agency's loss of thousands of staff mirrors other Geneva-based agencies heavily reliant on U.S. funding.
Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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