UN seeks $47 billion in aid as donor appetite shrinks while crises multiply

A Palestinian worker rests on a stack of flour at an aid distribution centre in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on December 3, 2024.

The United Nations on Wednesday sought $47 billion in aid for 2025 to help around 190 million people fleeing conflict and battling starvation, at a time when this year's appeal is not even half-funded and officials fear cuts from Western states including the top donor, the U.S.