The UN migration agency, the International Organization for Migration, IOM, has laid off thousands of its employees as it gets hit hard by the US aid funding cuts. The agency is reportedly battling claims from current and former staff of now pandering to Washington and providing cover for mass deportations.

Trump administration freezes on US foreign aid have led many United Nations organisations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and far beyond. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lamented the “severe cuts” and cited some fallout last week: Over nine million people in Afghanistan will miss out on health and protection services;

The funding freeze announced by US President Donald Trump's government have led multiple UN agencies to fire staff, suspend operations and services in countries like Afghanistan, Sundan and Ukraine. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said over nine million people in Afghanistan will miss out on health and protection services,