The United Nations refugee agency reports a critical funding crisis threatening over 11 million refugees with loss of humanitarian aid. UNHCR's funding shortfall is severe, with only 23 percent of its $10.6 billion target received this year, predicting an overall budget of just $3.5 billion by year's end. Significant cuts from the United States, which contributed 40 percent of UNHCR's funding last year, have exacerbated the situation. Essential services such as medical aid, education, and nutrition are deeply affected, putting vulnerable populations, including women and children, at serious risk.
More than 11 million refugees risk losing access to humanitarian aid owing to a dramatic funding crisis, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
UNHCR has had to stop or suspend about $1.4bn worth of aid programmes, including a 60 percent reduction in financial aid and emergency relief supplies in many countries.
Education for some 230,000 children is at risk of being suspended in Bangladesh, where Rohingya refugees have lived for years in overcrowded camps.
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by UNHCR funding cuts, impacting critical areas such as medical aid, education, shelter, nutrition, and protection.
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