Trump admin gives $2B to UN for humanitarian aid, less than in the past but most among nations

The Trump administration on Monday pledged $2 billion in humanitarian aid to the United Nations – enough for the U.S. to maintain its status as the world’s largest humanitarian donor but only a fraction of what it has given in the past. The announcement of the pledge comes as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” in a time of new financial realities, according to the Associated Press. 
The pledge comes with a demand for an umbrella fund for which the money will be distributed to individual agencies and priorities.
The United States has in recent years given the U.S. as much as $17 billion annually for humanitarian funding for U.N.-backed programs, according to U.N. data reviewed by the wire service.  The U.S. also pays billions in annual dues related to its U.N. membership.

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