Other leading donors, including Britain, are also paring back humanitarian aid as they seek savings to boost defence spending. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to European allies for help, but far from stepping up to fill the gap, they have also cut back humanitarian aid funding. Britain plans to cut its aid budget to 0.3% of gross national income from 0.5% by 2027. Germany, another of the biggest donors of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, will cut its overall aid budget by almost 10% this year. US funding covered around 30% of coordinated humanitarian funding plans in Ukraine in 2022, 2023 and 2024, says ACAPS, an independent project that analyses global humanitarian activity.

Source: bd News24 July 02, 2025 06:53 UTC