US pledges $2 billion in humanitarian support to UN, State Department says

FILE PHOTO: A general view of a U.S. State Department sign outside the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo

GENEVA, ‌Dec 29 (Reuters) - The United States has made a $2 ‌billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid, a U.S. ‌State Department official said on Monday, following major foreign aid cuts by the Trump administration in 2025.

The U.S. slashed its aid spending ‍this year, and leading Western donors ‍such as Germany also ‌pared back assistance as they pivoted to increased defense spending, ‍triggering ​a severe funding crunch for the United Nations.