“It’s certain, we now know there will be a new wave of layoffs next year because we simply don’t have enough funding.” Fresh from New York, where she joined her staff federation in late November to meet with UN leaders and member states, Nathalie Meynet, chair of the staff council at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), showed signs of exhaustion. “We’ve already let go of a quarter of the workforce (5,000 contracts) and will have to cut even more, without knowing when it will end,” Meynet said with a sigh. “The stress is overwhelming.” How…
