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UN Migration Agency Laying Off Around 20% Of HQ Staff Amid US Aid Cuts: Sources

US President Donald Trump has cut overseas aid funding, sparking protests and concern (Credit: AFP)

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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