'Time of brutality, impunity and indifference': UN slams world's 'apathy' in launching aid appeal for 2026

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : According to UN data, the United States remains the top humanitarian aid donor in the world, but that amount fell dramatically in 2025 to $2.7 billion, down from $11 billion in 2024.
56% : The UN is asking for $4.1 billion for the occupied Palestinian territories, in order to provide assistance to three million people.
51% : Another country with urgent need is Sudan, where deadly conflict has displaced millions: the UN is hoping to collect $2.9 billion to help 20 million people.
50% : In 2025, the UN's appeal for more than $45 billion was only funded to the $12 billion mark -- the lowest in a decade, the world body said.
49% : And if the UN comes up short, Fletcher predicts it will widen the campaign, appealing to civil society, the corporate world and everyday people who he says are drowning in disinformation suggesting their tax dollars are all going abroad.
47% : "Does anyone, wherever you come from, whatever you believe, however you vote, not think that we should be there for her?" The United Nations will ask member states top open their government coffers over the next 87 days -- one day for each million people who need assistance.
43% : "This is a time of brutality, impunity and indifference," UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters, condemning "the ferocity and the intensity of the killing, the complete disregard for international law, horrific levels of sexual violence" he had seen on the ground in 2025.
37% : The United Nations would like to ultimately raise $33 billion to help 135 million people in 2026 -- but is painfully aware that its overall goal may be difficult to reach, given US President Donald Trump's slashing of foreign aid.
23% : The Gaza Strip has been devastated by more than two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas The United Nations on Monday hit out at global "apathy" over widespread suffering as it launched its 2026 appeal for humanitarian assistance, which is limited in scope as aid operations confront major funding cuts.

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