Position paper

Donor funding allocations in the short-term following the shift in US government funding

Published 30. Apr 2025|Updated 04. Dec 2025
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Humanitarian policy Humanitarian financing
In light of the significant adjustments to US government funding and shift in priorities, donors must take the new funding environment into account when determining where and how to allocate/reallocate funding in the short term.

To cope with the US funding adjustments, OCHA-coordinated responses have been forced to make difficult choices about how to reprioritise activities within Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs). This effort aimed to adjust responses to focus on 1) geographic areas with the highest severity of needs and 2) life-saving activities (including protection) – typically Strategic Objectives 1 and 2 in HRPs.

Without aligning short-term funding allocations to this reprioritisation effort, the significant shortage of funding within the system would mean that some people with the highest severity of needs would not receive assistance.

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