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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UN aid coordination agency cuts appeal for 2026 to $33B after lowest annual support in a decade

UN Humanitarian Aid - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The U.N.'s humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Monday it was seeking $33 billion to help some 135 million people cope with fallout from wars, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and food shortages. This year, it took in $15 billion, the lowest level in a decade.

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