US aid IOM in Geneva cuts at least a fifth of jobs
At least 20 percent of the approximately 1,000 jobs at the headquarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Geneva will be cut due to the US aid freeze. Other programs in various countries are also affected by the cuts.
14.03.2025, 15:56
SDA
According to several consistent sources quoted by various media outlets since Thursday evening, entire departments at the headquarters are to be cut. In total, around 3,000 redundancies have already been announced as part of the US-funded resettlement program for migrants.
Director General Amy Pope admitted that further cuts could follow. Washington pays for around 40 percent of the IOM's budget, which currently helps people who are sent back to third countries by the USA.
International Geneva is increasingly feeling the effects of the US austerity program. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently announced that it had received letters suspending seven programs, including one for victims of torture in Iraq.
