MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia will contribute $2 million to the budget of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2016, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
"In line with a decision by the Russian government, the voluntary donor contribution to the UNHCR budget in 2016 will total $2 million," the ministry said in a statement.
"Russia views positively and supports the work of the UNHCR aimed at consolidating international efforts at protecting refugees, internally displaced and stateless people," the statement said.
