UN refugee chief: agency faces one of its most difficult moments

Sudanese refugees collect water from a tap at the Gorom Refugee camp hosting Sudanese refugees on World Refugee Day, to celebrate the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict under the theme "hope away from home" near Juba, in South Sudan June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Monday the organisation was facing one of the most difficult moments in its more than 70-year history, with some 110 million people displaced around the world and a major funding shortfall.

Conflicts from Ukraine to Sudan have pushed displacements to record levels around the globe at a time when some governments, including once welcoming ones like Germany, face growing pressure to get tougher on asylum seekers.