Overview
- Sixteen humanitarian and development organizations protested outside the Bundestag on Monday, warning that further reductions will worsen crises in places such as Syria, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali and Somalia.
- The coalition’s draft would push the Development Ministry’s allocation below 2% of the federal budget, with the BMZ 2026 plan discussed at about €9.94 billion after successive cuts since 2022.
- Humanitarian aid would remain near this year’s sharply reduced level after funding was more than halved, with reporting placing it at roughly 0.2% of the federal budget.
- NGOs are urging at least €2.5 billion for humanitarian relief and about €11.2 billion for development cooperation, citing a UN estimate that around 300 million people will need assistance in 2025.
- The Foreign Office says it will seek additional humanitarian funds in parliament and notes crisis top‑ups are possible, while the BMZ calls the reductions painful but says its new Action Plan will start as planned.