- ‘This is the biggest crisis for the entire UN system,’ expert on UN financing Ronny Patz tells Anadolu - ‘It's been a tough year, even a devastating year at UNHCR and for refugees,’ UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh tells Anadolu - ‘We are having to most importantly reduce the assistance that we give to our refugee programs around the world,’ says Saltmarsh ISTANBUL The UN is facing what experts describe as the deepest financial crisis in its 80-year history, triggered by donor cuts,