US Pledges Over $800 Million to the World Food Programme After 2025 Aid Cuts

The State Department announced more than $1 billion for the World Food Programme and UNICEF, with over $800 million for WFP, a reversal of 2025 food-aid cuts as 318 million people face crisis hunger in 2026.

US Pledges Over $800 Million to the World Food Programme After 2025 Aid Cuts The State Department announced more than $1 billion for the World Food Programme and UNICEF, with over $800 million for WFP, a reversal of 2025 food-aid cuts as 318 million people face crisis hunger in 2026. Aaron Rafferty June 26, 2026 Key Takeaways The US State Department announced more than $1 billion in assistance to the World Food Programme and UNICEF, with over $800 million going to WFP. The pledge reverses about $1.3 billion in foreign food-aid cuts made in 2025, arriving as 318 million people face crisis-level hunger in 2026. WFP says it can reach only about a third of those in need without more funding, and conflict drives hunger in 12 of 13 global hotspots. The US State Department announced this month more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to the World Food Programme and UNICEF , with over $800 million directed to WFP. The contribution lands as global hunger hits a record. Nearly 318 million people face crisis-level hunger or worse in 2026, more than double the 2019 figure, and WFP has said it can feed only about a third of them without urgent funding. The money reverses course from 2025, when the administration cut roughly $1.3 billion in foreign food aid under its America First approach. WFP welcomed the new contribution as need reaches its highest level on record. WFP aims to reach 110 million of the most vulnerable people in 2026 at an estimated cost of $13 billion, but earlier forecasts had it receiving close to half that. The new US money could reach tens of millions more people, depending on how it is allocated across regions and programs. The need is concentrated. A June FAO-WFP report names 13 hunger hotspots through November, with Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, and Pale