GENEVA: The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has launched more mass layoffs, impacting around a fifth of staff at its Geneva headquarters, employees said Friday.
Fresh cuts at the International Organization for Migration are expected to impact at least 20 percent of the more than 1,000 current headquarters staff, according to several sources familiar with the situation.
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UN migration agency laying off around 20 percent of HQ staff amid US aid cuts: sources
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UN migration agency laying off around 20 percent of HQ staff amid US aid cuts: sources
- Fresh cuts at IOM are expected to impact at least 20 percent
56 Afghan civilians killed in conflict with Pakistan since last week: UN
- Hostilities between the neighboring countries intensified last week
GENEVA: The United Nations rights chief said Friday that 56 Afghan civilians had been killed, including 24 children, since hostilities with neighboring Pakistan intensified last week.
And since the start of the year, the number of civilians killed in Afghanistan stood at 69, with 141 injured, Volker Turk said in a statement, urging “the Pakistan military and Afghan de facto security forces to end immediately their fighting, and to prioritize helping the millions who depend on aid.”
And since the start of the year, the number of civilians killed in Afghanistan stood at 69, with 141 injured, Volker Turk said in a statement, urging “the Pakistan military and Afghan de facto security forces to end immediately their fighting, and to prioritize helping the millions who depend on aid.”
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