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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Former Iraqi President Salih slated to lead UN refugee agency

Barham Salih has been recommended by the UN Secretary-General to become UN High Commissioner for Refugees, drawing on his personal refugee experience.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

UN will cut 2026 budget by $577m by slashing workforce

The UN will make up the shortfall by cutting 2,681 positions across multiple UN agencies, which he said, correspond to functions that, in our opinion, can be done better by others or can be reduced by efficiencies. Some 18 percent of UN posts are already vacant due to its ongoing liquidity crisis from unpaid member dues and other debts, the secretary-general said.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

UN needs to cut $500m from 2026 budget and lose 20% of staff after US funding reductions

UN must cut $500m, reduce core budget from $3.7bn to $3.2bn and cut 20% of staff, costing at least 3,000 jobs.
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