In 2023, according to the Global Humanitarian Overview, aid organizations faced a $37 billion funding shortfall to help crisis-affected communities. Yet in that year, the World Bank’s International ...

Humanitarian aid saves millions of lives each year and creates a safer world. Learn more about what it is, why it’s important and what you can do to help. 7 February 2025 Photo: Jacob Zocherman for ...

A controversial new American-backed organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced it will begin delivering aid to the besieged territory within two weeks and says it has Israel’s ...

Although crises are on the rise, humanitarian funding has dropped in Africa and worldwide. The convergence of multiple international crises and massive aid cuts by US President Donald Trump have ...

The Biden administration sent a letter to the Israeli government demanding it act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days or risk violating US laws governing foreign ...

What a year the last week has been. That is likely the sentiment among legions of humanitarian workers both in the United States and around the world who have been left thoroughly dazed and confused ...

The United States is currently undergoing a review of U.S. foreign assistance funding for effectiveness and alignment with U.S. interests. Let’s not mistake a review for a mandate to walk away. UNICEF ...

The head of a new U.S. and Israel-backed organization set to distribute aid in Gaza has quit, saying it would be impossible to do the job without compromising basic humanitarian principles. Subscribe ...

As war continues to escalate across the Middle East, the humanitarian consequences—direct and cascading—are only just beginning to come into focus. For aid workers who are already underfunded and ...

AMMAN, Jordan — Israel, having banned the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from sending aid and staff to Gaza, is now taking unprecedented steps to de-register major nongovernmental ...

In 2026, 239 million people need urgent humanitarian assistance following a 2025 marked by severe cuts to humanitarian operations and a record number of deadly attacks against aid workers. Wars, ...