Trump administration pledges $2 billion UN aid with reform ultimatum

The Trump administration on Monday introduced a $2 billion dedication for United Nations humanitarian assist and warned that businesses should “adapt, downsize or die” beneath its evaluate, in response to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The brand new bundle comes as the federal government reins in conventional international assist and pushes humanitarian organizations to fulfill increased requirements of effectivity, accountability and oversight.

“Particular person UN businesses should adapt, downsize or die,” the assertion mentioned after outlining numerous key advantages for US and American taxpayers.

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Help vehicles from the United Nations Aid and Works Company for Palestinian Refugees within the Close to East (UNRWA) ship assist close to Gaza Metropolis on June 19. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu through Getty Photographs)

“The US has made an preliminary anchor dedication of $2 billion to fund life-saving reduction efforts in dozens of nations,” the State Division mentioned.

The federal government additionally mentioned the contribution is anticipated to guard tens of tens of millions of individuals from starvation, illness and the ravages of struggle by 2026 alone, with a brand new mannequin set to considerably cut back prices.

“Due to its improved effectivity and hyper-prioritization of life-saving impacts, this new mannequin is anticipated to avoid wasting American taxpayers practically $1.9 billion in comparison with legacy approaches to grant financing,” the assertion mentioned.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned the strategy is meant to implement long-standing reforms throughout the UN system and cut back US monetary burdens.

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“This new mannequin will higher share the burden of the UN’s humanitarian work with different developed international locations and would require the UN to cut back bloat, get rid of duplication and decide to robust new affect, accountability and oversight mechanisms,” Rubio mentioned in a publish on X.

The pledge is smaller than earlier U.S. contributions, which officers say have grown to between $8 billion and $10 billion a yr in voluntary humanitarian financing in recent times.

Authorities officers mentioned these funding ranges have been unsustainable and lacked accountability.

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Environmental and power teams known as on the Trump administration to boycott the UN local weather convention in November, in response to a letter solely obtained by Fox Information Digital. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)

Jeremy Lewin, the senior State Division official who oversees international assist, underscored the administration’s place at a information convention in Geneva.

“The piggy financial institution will not be open to organizations that merely need to return to the outdated system,” Lewin mentioned within the assertion. “President Trump has made it clear that the system is lifeless.”

The funding dedication is a part of a newly signed Memorandum of Understanding between the US and the UN Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

The settlement replaces per-project grants with consolidated, versatile pooled financing managed at nation or disaster stage.

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Tom Fletcher, the UN’s prime humanitarian official and head of OCHA, welcomed the settlement, calling it a significant breakthrough. “It is an important contribution,” Fletcher mentioned, in response to The Related Press.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz additionally mentioned the deal would ship extra focused, results-oriented help that aligns with U.S. international coverage pursuits, whereas the State Division warned that future financing will rely upon continued reforms.