Signal UN humanitarian funding gap of 46.4 billion dollars for 2024

Summary

The report cites the UN as evidence that funding gaps in international institutions persist. According to the UN, the world was 46.4 billion US dollars short of the humanitarian aid needed in 2024. Many key UN programmes rely entirely on voluntary contributions, which the report describes as unpredictable. Cuts to food aid in several crisis-hit countries are weakening UN humanitarian efforts. The report adds that vetoed Security Council resolutions can prolong conflicts, blocking aid and food to crisis regions and endangering vulnerable people. It nonetheless stresses that the overall picture for international institutions is mixed rather than uniformly negative.