BRUSSELS (AN) – UNHCR is the latest U.N. agency to be forced to impose urgent spending cutbacks after nearly US$1 billion of its 2025 budget was held up due to U.S. President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign assistance.
The U.N. refugee agency's move in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day suspension and review of most foreign aid signaled a widening crisis on Tuesday among the many U.N. agencies and other international organizations that depend on U.S. funding.