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UNHCR closure to affect 25,000 asylum seekers – gazettE

UNHCR closure to affect 25,000 asylum seekers

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June 21, 2025

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UNHCR closure to affect 25,000 asylum seekers

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RADHICA DE SILVA

Senior Multimedia Reporter

With an estimated 122 million refugees globally, and US$26 million being pumped to help asylum seekers and refugees in T&T, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is shutting its doors in August, impacting 39 employees and 25,000 asylum seekers.

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