The UN on Monday said it would be slashing its annual appeal to donors by more than a third as the US and other Western countries cut their foreign aid budgets to redirect funds towards defence spending.…

The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the “deepest funding cuts ever” – leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was seeking $29 billion in funding for 2025 compared to the $44 billion originally requested in December, in a “hyper-prioritised” appeal.

Since US President Donald Trump returned to office in January, the United States – the world’s top donor – has heavily slashed foreign aid, causing havoc in the humanitarian sector across the globe.