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.
Investment brings reform and pooled funding even as deep aid cuts leave U.N. agencies struggling to meet record needs.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification's update for Gaza arrived beside a deteriorating outlook for Somalia.
At the top of IRC’s agenda is a push to strip five veto-wielding nations of their ability to paralyze the U.N. Security Council.
The looming food security crisis in Afghanistan is pushed to a breaking point by a severe shortfall in global funding.
Investment brings reform and pooled funding even as deep aid cuts leave U.N. agencies struggling to meet record needs.
The review comes as agencies operate with fewer resources, increasing pressure on staff in high-risk settings.
The comments were consistent with Trump’s long-standing hostility toward the U.N. and multilateralism more broadly.
The transaction follows a three-year campaign that attracted $78 million from thousands of international donors.
