The world body's global humanitarian appeal, which had required $46.10 billion, is funded at only 19% of its target.
The United Nations’ global humanitarian mission is grappling with a profound crisis of institutional legitimacy and funding, pushed to a "breaking point" by a massive shortfall in aid and a record number of attacks on its workers.
The confluence of these factors has prompted the organization to launch a strategic "reset" of its operating model, a top official said on Monday.
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.
WFP warned that global funding cuts could push 13.7 million food aid recipients from crisis to emergency levels of hunger.
ICRC teams received hostages in Gaza and transferred Palestinians from Israeli detention to Gaza and the West Bank.
Ahead of the U.N. climate summit, the hugely influential philanthropist argues against taking a "doomsday outlook."
An estimated 736 million women — almost 1-in-3 — suffer from gender violence, most often from an intimate partner.
In the shadow of a decades-long toxic legacy, nations have been cracking down on mercury pollution with mixed results.
In response to global trade uncertainties, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to rules-based trading with WTO at its core.
