UNHCR Lays Off 5,000 Staff Amid Global Aid Cuts
By Ayomide Otitoju The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has laid off nearly 5,000 employees this year as a result of severe cuts in international aid, the agency’s chief, Filippo Grandi, announced on Monday. Grandi described the situation as a “towering crisis,” warning that the refugee agency is struggling to cope with surging…