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UN Cuts Aid Appeal by One-Third Following Donor Shortfall

Under a revised $29 billion plan the UN will focus on only the most critical emergencies after donors provided barely 13 percent of the requested funds.

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File photo
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Overview

  • The UN has reduced its 2025 humanitarian appeal from $44 billion to $29 billion in response to steep funding losses.
  • Donors have contributed just $5.6 billion—under 13 percent of the original request—by mid-June 2025.
  • Funding cuts led by the United States under President Donald Trump, and mirrored by other major donors, prompted the drastic budget revision.
  • OCHA will hyper-prioritize aid to an estimated 114 million people in life-threatening need, leaving many others without support.
  • Agencies including the World Food Programme and UNHCR face major staff reductions and may be unable to meet payroll without new contributions.