africa: Refugee funding worries Southern agencies

Protection of refugees and funding for their support in the midst of current financial crises are the two key issues up for discussion as the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) meets this week with its NGO partners ahead of the agency's annual executive committee meeting. But southern NGOs have warned that any funding shake-up could mean yet more bad news for hopes of sustainable funding that allows them to do high quality work with refugees and also build their capacity for future action.