According to foreign media reports, the US Trump administration has been considering cutting ties with the UN Refugee Agency in recent weeks, and diplomats and UN officials are trying to persuade the US government to change this idea. Reuters quoted several anonymous sources on the 20th as reporting that the US and the UN Refugee Agency recently disagreed over the appointment of the agency's Deputy High Commissioner and then began considering leaving the agency. In June of this year, the UN Refugee Agency appointed professional US diplomat Teresa Finnerty as Deputy High Commissioner instead of Simon Hankinson, a candidate supported by the Trump administration. Several sources believe that the US side was scheduled to make a decision on whether to sever ties last week, but it has yet to be officially announced, which may indicate that diplomatic lobbying has worked. After Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the US has announced its withdrawal from various UN agencies, including the World Health Organization. UNHCR is an important agency of the United Nations. It was established on December 14, 1950 with the unanimous approval of the United Nations General Assembly. It is responsible for leading and coordinating international action to protect and resolve refugee problems around the world. Its headquarters is in Geneva. Due to a drastic reduction in funding for humanitarian aid, the agency announced in June 2025 that it would streamline its headquarters and subsidiary bodies and cut around 3,500 jobs.

According to foreign media reports, the US Trump administration has been considering cutting ties with the UN Refugee Agency in recent weeks, and diplomats and UN officials are trying to persuade the US government to change this idea. On the 20th, Reuters quoted several anonymous sources as reporting that the US and the UN Refugee Agency recently disagreed over the appointment of the agency's Deputy High Commissioner and then began considering leaving the agency. In June of this year, the UN Refugee Agency appointed professional US diplomat Teresa Finnerty as Deputy High Commissioner instead of Simon Hankinson, a candidate supported by the Trump administration. Several sources believe that the US side was scheduled to make a decision on whether to sever ties last week, but it has yet to be officially announced, which may indicate that diplomatic lobbying has worked. After Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the US has announced its withdrawal from various UN agencies, including the World Health Organization. UNHCR is an important agency of the United Nations. It was established on December 14, 1950 with the unanimous approval of the United Nations General Assembly. It is responsible for leading and coordinating international action to protect and resolve refugee problems around the world. Its headquarters is in Geneva. Due to a drastic reduction in funding for humanitarian aid, the agency announced in June 2025 that it would streamline its headquarters and subsidiary bodies and cut around 3,500 jobs.