UN warns of record need, seeks USD23bil in aid appeal

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The UN is requesting US$23 billion for its 2026 humanitarian appeal  only half of what it says is needed as global needs hit record levels and funding shortages worsen.

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00:00The United Nations has launched its 2026 humanitarian appeal,

00:05requesting only half of what it says it needed as the global crisis reached record levels.

00:11The UN is seeking $23 billion, the amount it says is needed

00:15to help 87 million of the world's most vulnerable people.

00:22Last year, the UN asked for $47 billion but got just $12 billion,

00:27the lowest in a decade.

00:30The target was later revised after major donors,

00:33led by the United States and followed by Germany, slashed their eight budgets.

00:37The UN still hopes to raise $33 billion to help 135 million people,

00:44but warns shortfalls are likely as countries shift money towards defence spending.

00:49The largest single appeal at $4 billion is for Gaza and the West Bank,

00:54where Israel's war has left nearly all 2.3 million residents displaced

00:59and entirely dependent on aid.

01:01Sudan is the second largest priority, followed by Syria.

01:05UN data show the United States remains the world's biggest humanitarian donor,

01:09but its contributions plunged in 2025 to $2.7 billion,

01:15down from $11 billion the year before.

01:18UN verder for the rest of the country.

01:21UN data show possono through ARMM

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