LESS than 17 percent of the US$46 billion required to meet global humanitarian needs in 2025 has been received as of now, a United Nations (UN) spokesman said Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.
“More than halfway through the year, the humanitarian funding landscape remains dire,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general, told a daily briefing, quoting the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).
The amount of funding received so far marks a 40 percent drop compared to the same time last year, said Haq.
This funding shortfall is a stark reminder that millions of vulnerable people will go hungry without the aid they desperately need, said the spokesman.
In June, facing the deepest funding cuts ever to hit the international humanitarian system, Ocha launched a hyper-prioritized global appeal to help 114 million people by targeting the most urgent needs within the broader 2025 Global Humanitarian Overview, he said. / XINHUA
