United Nations: Reducing financing exposes millions of refugees to the risk of violence, poverty and death

Elizabeth Tan, director of international protection at the Commission, told a news conference: “Two -thirds of refugees find safety in the countries adjacent to their countries, most of them poor resources.”.

س In order: “Low financing causes the greatest damage to these refugees and their host societies, which are already suffering from tremendous pressure.”. She pointed out that protection programs were reduced or canceled in multiple areas, which left women, children and survivors of violence without support.

Your events: “In South Sudan, 75 percent of the UNHCR places are no longer for women and girls..

According to the UN official, more than half a million refugees have returned to Syria, despite the continuing instability. However, their sustainable integration depends on improving financing. The support provided for the return of 20 thousand Syrians per month from Türkiye to their homes with financing discounts..

She added that in Jordan, 200,000 women and children were left without assistance after the closure of 63 humanitarian programs. Tan warned that there are more than 17.4 million refugee children at risk, and without good and timely protection for children, this will have long -term consequences for their growth.

She stated that in the East African and Great Lakes region, a million children are at risk – many of whom are not accompanied by their families – an increasing threat to abuse and exploitation.

The UN official said: “The commission’s ability to protect, register and respond in emergency situations is at great risk. We have to move. Your support is able to save lives, restore dignity, and give hope to those who have lost everything.”.