The request, reviewed by the agency, indicates that the mentioned amount comes from a total of $1.5 billion agreed to be allocated for these purposes. According to the document, the funding includes the United Nations and its affiliated structures.
Since his return to the White House in January, the American president has frozen billions of dollars allocated for international aid. Trump has reiterated his desire for foreign spending to closely align with his “America First” approach.
In May, the United Nations announced that it is facing the “worst financial crisis in the history of the international humanitarian sector,” warning of severe repercussions on relief programs worldwide.
The United States is the world’s largest humanitarian aid donor by a large margin, implementing projects in more than 60 countries directly or through contracted companies. According to official data, its spending on international aid amounted to about $68 billion in 2023.
