The United Nations warned Tuesday that already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes.
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, is seeking $10.25 billion next year to tackle the spiralling crises.
“We live in a world ravaged by brutal and seemingly endless conflicts that tear lives apart and send people on a desperate flight for safety,” UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said in a statement.
A pledging conference in Geneva saw donor governments promise $1.14 billion — with private sector commitments taking the total pledged to $1.5 billion.
“The robust support shown today to refugees and other forcibly displaced people resonates as a much-needed message of solidarity and humanity,” Grandi said after addressing the event.
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