The Trump administration pledged $2 billion to what it said is an overhauled, more efficient United Nations humanitarian fund, in a contribution that is a fraction of what it paid in past years.

US remains the biggest humanitarian donor, despite making cuts, with European governments reducing aid budgets to fund more defence spending

CAIRO -- CAIRO (AP) — Sudan topped a watchlist of global humanitarian crises released Tuesday by an international aid group for the third year in a row as a devastating war grips the northeastern African country.

The United States has pledged just $2 billion in humanitarian funding to the UN, a sharp cut from past levels, as the Trump administration scales back foreign aid amid a worsening global funding crisis.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today released its annual Emergency Watchlist, identifying the 20 countries most at risk of worsening humanitarian crises in 2026. The top countries on this year’s list—Sudan,

The United Nations and the United States on Monday formalized an agreement under which the US committed $2 billion in humanitarian assistance for global relief programmes, a move the UN’s top relief official hailed as a landmark commitment to saving lives amid escalating humanitarian needs worldwide.

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