Additional Context: U.S. funding of U.N. agencies has been significantly cut as part of the broader U.S. aid cuts. According to experts, these changes could have major implications for the delivery of humanitarian aid. Some U.N. agencies in the Middle East and North Africa have held on to more U.S.-funded programs than others including the World Food Programme (WFP, the world’s largest humanitarian organization and the major international effort to fight hunger) and UNICEF, which works to meet children’s basic needs. Others have seen significant reductions including UNRWA, which Israel has accused of colluding with Hamas (an allegation the agency denies and for which an independent review has found no evidence); WHO; the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA), which provides sexual and reproductive health services; and the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP).

This information comes from the report "The Foreign Aid Wipeout: A Shadow Revolution in America’s Middle East Policy." The analysis draws from three main data sources: the website ForeignAssistance.gov; analyses conducted by the Center for Global Development using data sets sent by the State Department to Congress in March 2025; and updated versions of these lists released by the Career Pivot group in August 2025.

Source: The Century Foundation