Dhaka, March 21 -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of lives at risk.

The consequences for people fleeing danger will be immediate and devastating, he said in a statement on Thursday.

"We appeal to member States to honour their commitments to displaced people. Now is the time for solidarity, not retreat," Grandi said while highlighting the impact of global aid cuts on refugees.

Refugee women and girls at extreme risk of rape and other abuse are already losing access to services that kept them safe, he said.

Children are being left without teachers or schools, pushing them into child labour, trafficking, or early marriage.

Funding cuts have dr...