NGOs are warning of challenging years ahead as humanitarian needs grow while financial support declines, with significant cuts from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and reductions in European aid budgets exacerbating the situation. Isabella Lövin, a deputy chair of the European parliament’s development committee, noted the “very dramatic consequences” of USAID cuts and criticized EU member states for their aid budget reductions, calling them “very regrettable” and “wrong,” emphasizing that the EU cannot fill the resulting gaps in support. The combination of these factors threatens assistance for the world’s most vulnerable populations in fragile states.
