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UNHCR warns funding cuts threaten assistance for 8.3 million people
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UNHCR warned that deep funding cuts are putting assistance for nearly 8.3 million people at risk. Its chief said more than 50,000 survivors in Sudan may lose specialized care, services in Chad are at risk, and 8,000 staff have departed since 2024.
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- 8.3Mpeople
AllegedNearly 8.3 million refugees, forcibly displaced people and stateless people are at risk of losing access to vital assistance, according to UNHCR.
ânearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced and stateless people on the brink of losing access to vital assistanceâ
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UNHCR available funding was $5.178 billion in 2024.
âavailable funding fell from $5.178 billion to $3.932 billion between 2024 and 2025â
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UNHCR available funding was $3.932 billion in 2025.
âavailable funding fell from $5.178 billion to $3.932 billion between 2024 and 2025â