The UN is working to build a brighter future by confronting the planet’s most complex challenges – but it can’t do it alone. American foreign assistance provides much of the support needed for the UN to do its lifesaving work.
In recent weeks, the pause on U.S. aid to many UN agencies has put the lives of millions in peril. In Myanmar, for example, where malaria cases increased tenfold over four years, the delivery of malaria tests and drugs has stopped. The UN International Organization for Migration is ending its assistance through its fund of last resort for human trafficking victims worldwide. And training programs by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime for law enforcement officers to stop the spread of fentanyl are at risk of ending. The list goes on.
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The UN serves as a global 911 for the world’s most vulnerable, providing critical support such as food, shelter, medical care, and education to those trapped in deadly conflicts or reeling from natural disasters. Last year alone, one in five children lived in or fled conflict zones, over 250 million people faced acute hunger, and one in 73 people were displaced.
Through the generosity of donors like the U.S., the UN and its humanitarian partners delivered lifesaving assistance to 128 million people last year.
After the hottest year on record, wildfires continue to rage in Los Angeles, and communities from Florida to North Carolina are still recovering from devastating hurricanes. Climate change is fueling more extreme weather—intensifying hurricanes, increasing rainfall, and making wildfires more destructive.
For the first time in history, the Paris Agreement brought all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects. If the U.S. fails to act, the human and economic toll will worsen.
