The United Nations says in 2025, it will only be able to raise enough funds for about 60% of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid.
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00:00The United Nations says in 2025 it will only be able to raise enough funds for about 60%
00:06of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid.
00:11This as the number of starving people rises globally and the wealthy nation's contributions
00:15decline.
00:17Humanitarian funding mainly comes from the United States, Germany, and the European Commission.
00:21They've provided 58% of the $170 billion recorded by the UN in response to crises since 2020.
00:29In 2024, UN data reveals it only raised about 46% of the $49.6 billion it sought for humanitarian
00:36aid across the globe.
00:38The shortfall forced humanitarian agencies to make agonizing decisions such as slashing
00:42rations and cutting the number of beneficiaries.
00:45The World Food Program used to feed 6 million people in Syria, but it cut the number it
00:49hoped to help there to about 1 million people due to lack of funds.
00:53UN officials see few reasons for optimism at a time of widespread conflict, political
00:58unrest and extreme weather, all factors that stoke famine.