Overview
- UN aid chief Tom Fletcher launched a streamlined 2026 appeal seeking $23 billion to deliver life‑saving assistance to 87 million people.
- The UN set an aspirational target of $33 billion to reach 135 million people if additional funding can be secured.
- Overall humanitarian funding in 2025 fell to roughly $12 billion, with U.S. contributions dropping to about $2.7 billion from $11 billion the year before.
- The largest single request is for the occupied Palestinian territories at roughly $4–4.1 billion, with major asks also for Sudan at $2.9 billion and a regional Syria plan at $2.8 billion.
- Officials warned that access constraints and attacks on aid workers are compounding funding gaps, as agencies report surging hunger and say famines hit parts of Sudan and Gaza in 2025.