UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Force in Play

Coordinating humanitarian response with reduced funding

Heavy snow and rainfall killed at least 61 people across Afghanistan between January 22-24, 2026, with 110 injured and 458 homes destroyed across 15 of the country's 34 provinces. Earlier that month, flash floods triggered by the season's first heavy rains killed at least 17 people on January 2, destroying over 1,800 homes in western provinces.

Updated May 23

Rule Changes

Now controlling centralized U.S. humanitarian funding

The United States pledged $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid on December 29, down from as much as $17 billion annually—an 88% cut. Within hours of his January inauguration, Trump froze nearly all foreign assistance, dismantled USAID entirely by July, and warned UN agencies they must 'adapt, shrink or die.'

Updated May 18