Geneva-Based UN Refugee Agency Marks 75 Years Amid Deepening Funding Crisis

2025-12-14 02:06:45

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The Geneva-based UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) marks its 75th anniversary on Sunday, December 14. But as it celebrates this milestone, the organisation is grappling with its most severe funding crisis to date. What does this mean for millions of displaced people and for Europe's refugee policy? This content was published on December 14, 2025 - 12:13 4 minutes Keystone-SDA

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While 75 years is usually cause for celebration, the outgoing head of the UNHCR Filippo Grandi has little reason to smile. The organisation is in the midst of its worst financial crisis yet.

The way refugees are treated has shifted dramatically since 2015 – from a culture of welcome, when people in need were met at railway stations in Germany, to outright rejection and border closures in many places. Meanwhile, the number of displaced people worldwide has almost doubled to at least 122 million, driven in part by conflicts and violence in Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan and Ukraine.
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