"The United States has announced an additional $1.8 billion in humanitarian assistance for UN-led relief operations worldwide, including continued support for Ukraine. Speaking at a May 14 briefing organized by the State Department's Foreign Press Center, senior US and UN officials said the new package builds on a December 2025 “Humanitarian Reset” agreement between Washington and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), bringing total US support under the framework to $3.8 billion across 21 crisis-hit countries."
"US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the latest contribution would both “save more lives around the world” and advance reforms aimed at improving “efficiency, accountability, and lasting impact.” The funding will support OCHA's country-based pooled funds and highly targeted emergency assistance programs in countries including Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Haiti, Lebanon, and Venezuela."
"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the announcement, saying the contribution would help aid agencies “reach millions of people in the most urgent crises with lifesaving support.” UN Convoy Attack The announcement came as OCHA chief Tom Fletcher revealed that a UN humanitarian convoy in Ukraine had been attacked overnight in what he described as a possible “targeted attack.”"
"“Our people were very, very lucky to escape with their lives,” Fletcher said, adding that the UN was “furious” and would demand “full investigations and accountability.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X on May 14 that Russia attacked the vehicle with first-person-view drones. The attack cast a sharp spotlight on the urgency of humanitarian operations in Ukraine as the new US funding package was unveiled."
The United States announced an additional $1.8 billion in humanitarian assistance for UN-led relief operations worldwide, including continued support for Ukraine. The new package builds on a December 2025 “Humanitarian Reset” agreement between Washington and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), bringing total US support under the framework to $3.8 billion across 21 crisis-hit countries. The funding supports OCHA’s country-based pooled funds and targeted emergency assistance programs in countries including Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Haiti, Lebanon, and Venezuela. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the contribution would help aid agencies reach millions of people in urgent crises with lifesaving support. OCHA chief Tom Fletcher reported that a UN humanitarian convoy in Ukraine was attacked overnight, describing it as a possible targeted attack, and said the UN would demand full investigations and accountability.
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