The U.N. refugee agency expects $3.9 billion in 2025 funding, contrasting sharply with its $10 billion 2024 approved budget.
GENEVA (AN) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency says it needs an immediate injection of at least $300 million to avoid a deficit this year.
Filippo Grandi told UNHCR's Executive Committee on Monday the agency faces a severe financial deficit and operational constraints: the $3.9 billion in available funds it expects to receive this year falls $6.1 billion short of its $10 billion 2024 approved budget.
The staggering reconstruction cost is compounded by an inability to deliver immediate, life-saving supplies.
The main outcome was the adoption of a declaration to uphold humanitarian norms and support humanitarian action.
WFP warned that global funding cuts could push 13.7 million food aid recipients from crisis to emergency levels of hunger.
ICRC teams received hostages in Gaza and transferred Palestinians from Israeli detention to Gaza and the West Bank.
The agreement establishes the first universal legal framework for international cooperation against digital offenses.
UNCTAD also launched a new platform to stabilize borrower nations and mobilize capital for a costly green transition.
WMO's governing body expressed an urgent need to accelerate life-saving warnings and defend climate data integrity.
The staggering reconstruction cost is compounded by an inability to deliver immediate, life-saving supplies.
