US Pledges $1.8 Billion in Additional Funding for UN Humanitarian Aid

‘This isn’t the end to our efforts, in fact, it’s just the latest step,’ said Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Then-nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters

The United States has pledged to contribute $1.8 billion toward the United Nations’ humanitarian aid pooled funds, the U.S. State Department said on May 14.

This will add to the $2 billion announced in December 2025, bringing total U.S. support for humanitarian funds administered by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to $3.8 billion.