The US regime has announced it will provide more than $1 billion to UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) to save lives in 40 countries experiencing severe humanitarian disasters.

The bulk of the funding — over $800 million — will go to WFP for food procurement and delivery, while UNICEF will receive over $218 million for medical aid, clean water, sanitation, and child protection.

The new subsidies purportedly replace hundreds of small, fragmented grants that previously led to massive administrative costs. According to the State Department, a large share of taxpayer money was being wasted on operational and bureaucratic expenses rather than reaching people in need.

The decision is based on a “Humanitarian Reset” program launched in December 2025, which allegedly aims to make the UN work more transparently and efficiently. Now, a single coordinator manages all aid processes in each country, supposedly eliminating duplication of functions.

The State Department also claims to have tightened control: special inspection teams now monitor resource distribution to prevent misuse. Centralization of budgets, it is argued, will allow partner organizations to respond to emergencies within 24 hours.

As evidence of the reform’s effectiveness, the department cites data from the past four months, claiming that UN agencies directed 88% of available resources to the field and that the average time to approve payments was seven days — allegedly faster than previous USAID benchmarks.

Source: podrobno.uz