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December 11, 2025
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UN to halve 2026 humanitarian funding appeal amid donor cuts – China Daily
Fletcher said he would disclose the level of government commitments received. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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The United Nations plans to significantly reduce its humanitarian funding appeal for 2026 to roughly half of its 2025 request, following substantial aid cuts from donor countries including the United States and several European nations.
- The UN initially sought $47 billion for 2025 but scaled it down to $29 billion, receiving only $12 billion to date—the lowest in a decade.
- Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, stated that governments' commitment to this plan will "define who lives and who dies."
- The U.S. signed the Rescissions Act, canceling nearly $9 billion in international assistance, with $1.3 billion from "humanitarian assistance" accounts and over $496 million from "international disaster assistance" funds.
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