US Commits $2 Billion for Foreign Aid but Tells Agencies to ‘Adapt, Shrink, or Die’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the agreement would help save American taxpayers money.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo

The United States and the United Nations have finalized an agreement that includes $2 billion in humanitarian funding and what the State Department described as radical reform to save U.S. tax dollars while avoiding ideological projects.

The finalized agreement supports the U.N.’s 2026 plan to reach nearly 90 million people and target 17 crisis-affected countries.