Foreign Policy

Humanitarian Needs Soar Amid Global Instability and Donor Cuts: An Urgent Accountability Report

By Economics Desk | July 28, 2025

Humanitarian crises are exploding worldwide, with over 300 million people in desperate need—triple the figure from five years ago—while top donor nations enact unprecedented aid cuts. This report exposes how global instability threatens American interests and calls for accountability from those in power.

More than 300 million people around the world now face urgent humanitarian needs—three times as many as were recorded just five years ago. This staggering surge comes at a time when the largest donor countries are implementing unprecedented cuts to development aid, a dangerous contradiction that risks fueling further global instability. How Can We Expect Stability When Aid is Slashed Amid Soaring Crises? This rise in humanitarian demand is not coincidental but symptomatic of a world growing more insecure, unequal, violent, and unstable. The director general of Oxfam Intermón, Franc Cortada, warns that displacement figures have reached their highest levels...

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