https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-un-refugee-agency-is-reckoning-with-an-unprecedented-weaknessContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-un-refugee-agency-is-reckoning-with-an-unprecedented-weaknesshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-un-refugee-agency-is-reckoning-with-an-unprecedented-weakness#u125499Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:28 +0000The UN Refugee Agency faces an unprecedented weakness as a severe funding shortfall threatens operations worldwide. With 117 million people forced from their homes globally, the agency has received only $3 billion out of the $8.5 billion required for the year. UNHCR chief Barham Salih warned that efficiency measures have limits and that the international protection system is buckling under budget cuts. The funding crisis has already forced the agency to suspend refugee registration for tens of thousands of people in Ethiopia and leaves 8.3 million individuals at risk of losing essential lifeli