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UNHCR Chief Warns Funding Cuts Strain Refugee Protection
UNHCR has secured only $3 billion of $8.5 billion needed for 2026 as chief Barham Salih warns cuts are straining refugee protection after staff fell below 12,000.
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About Barham Salih
Barham Salih is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who has been serving as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees since 1 January 2026. He previously served as the president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. Mr Salih also served as 2nd deputy secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Everything about Barham Salih →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Iraq, Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Citizenship
- Iraq
- Born
- September 12, 1960