The appeal is less than half the $47 billion needed to help tens of millions of people in 2025, of which just 25% was raised.
GENEVA (AN) — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs launched its 2026 emergency aid appeal, seeking a prioritized target of $23 billion to assist 87 million of the world’s most vulnerable people across 50 countries and nations.
The appeal on Monday marks a severe scaling back of ambition, in what humanitarian leaders call a deepening "solidarity gap" between required and actual aid due to massive cuts in U.S. and European donations.
The ICRC restructuring is the most recent and most dramatic manifestation of a systemic financial crisis hitting Geneva.
The volatility of the conflict heightens the risk of famine spreading further, with 20 other localities under threat.
The staggering reconstruction cost is compounded by an inability to deliver immediate, life-saving supplies.
The main outcome was the adoption of a declaration to uphold humanitarian norms and support humanitarian action.
Seven-in-10 of women in 119 nations who are human rights defenders, activists or journalists experienced online violence.
Families must endure droughts, water shortages and a scarcity of electricity, compounded by a surge in living expenses.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog also sent inspectors to urgently check at least 10 electrical substations in the national grid.
The conference agreed on new protections for the pet trade and rejected eased restrictions on rhino horns and ivory.
