"The US State Department said the funds will be tied to reform efforts pushed by the administration, as it warns individual UN agencies to "adapt, shrink, or die" - all while giving massive handouts to billionaires."
"The agreement requires the UN to consolidate humanitarian functions to reduce bureaucratic overhead, unnecessary duplication, and ideological creep," said the State Department."
""The $2 billion will create a pool of funds that can be directed at specific countries or crises, with 17 countries - including Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Syria, and Ukraine - initially targeted," the outlet noted. "Afghanistan is not included on the list, nor is Palestine, which officials say will be covered by money included in Trump's yet-to-be-completed Gaza plan.""
The administration enacted deep cuts to humanitarian assistance while committing $2 billion to UN humanitarian efforts tied to reform conditions. The funding will be conditioned on consolidation of UN humanitarian functions to reduce bureaucratic overhead, unnecessary duplication, and ideological influence. The administration warned UN agencies to "adapt, shrink, or die" as part of the reform push. The reduced commitment contrasts with prior US contributions that reached as high as $17 billion. The $2 billion pool will target 17 countries including Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Syria, and Ukraine; Afghanistan and Palestine are excluded from the initial list. Large refugee influxes, such as more than 71,000 people fleeing eastern DRC into Burundi since January 2025, underscore growing humanitarian need amid aid cuts.
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