8.3 mn refugees at risk due to 'severe' funding cuts: UN

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UNHCR warns that severe, worsening funding shortfalls could leave nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people without vital assistance. The agency says cuts are eroding protection and support for refugees, internally displaced people and stateless people.

Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to "severe" funding cuts. "UNHCR's ability to protect and assist refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and stateless people is being eroded by a sustained and worsening funding shortfall," the agency said in a report detailing the human cost of budget cuts.