Overview

• The UN announced a 34 percent reduction to its 2025 aid appeal after key donors, led by a 92 percent funding cut from the United States, withdrew support.
• At mid-year, donors have pledged just $5.6 billion, representing only 13 percent of the original request.
• Aid now must cover 114 million people instead of the 180 million initially planned, with resources directed to severity level 4 and 5 zones.
• Hardest-hit areas include Sudan, Gaza with a critical famine threat, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Myanmar.
• Humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said agencies have been forced to triage survival, warning that vaccine drives and emergency medical aid hang in the balance.