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4w ago

UN Cuts Humanitarian Budget to $29 Billion, Aid Recipients Drop to 114 Million

The UN has appealed for $25 billion to avert a collapse in relief operations after major donor states cut funding.

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Die Hilfsorganisationen Terre des Hommes und Welthungerhilfe haben sinkende Ausgaben der großen Industrieländer für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit prognostiziert und vor diesem Hintergrund vor den Folgen für die betroffenen Länder gewarnt.
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Overview

  • The UN reduced its 2025 humanitarian appeal from $44 billion to $29 billion after major donor states, led by the United States, scaled back contributions.
  • Relief reach will fall to 114 million people this year from 180 million, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported.
  • By mid-June only $5.6 billion, less than 13 percent of the original goal, had been delivered for emergency relief.
  • The United States under President Donald Trump cut 83 percent of USAID programmes and Germany and the United Kingdom have signalled further aid reductions.
  • The UNHCR announced 3,500 job cuts due to the shortfall and aid agencies warn the reductions will hit vulnerable populations in Africa and the Middle East hardest.