The UN and several international organizations in Geneva are experiencing severe job losses, linked to budget cuts made by the Trump administration. Since January 2025, there has been a notable reduction in hiring, with a reported 43-percent drop. Major programs like UN AIDS and others have announced drastic staff reductions, with implications for crucial humanitarian work. Agencies such as Gavi, IOM, ILO, and WHO face substantial cuts, leading to thousands of employees being laid off and programs being diminished.
Hundreds of employees at the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva have already lost their jobs, with more layoffs on the horizon.
This has led to the loss of hundreds of jobs already but, according to Geneva Solutions, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
The media outlet has already noticed a 43-percent drop in the number of people hired at the UN compared to last year, particularly for long-term, full-time assignments.
The most dramatic cuts affect the UN AIDS programme. Staff at the agency's Geneva headquarters will shrink from 127 to 19 employees.
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