The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has made an urgent appeal for funding, warning of “severe cuts” unless his agency raises another $700 million by the end of this year. Filippo Grandi said Monday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had pushed the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes worldwide to more than 100 million. He said that’s led the U.N. refugee agency’s annual budget to balloon to over $10 billion.
Filippo Grandi: “And while the Ukraine response has been and must continue to be well funded, this has to be the target for all operations. Funding for new emergencies, like Ukraine, needs to be in addition to, not instead of, the others.”