Global aid system contracts: 64 million fewer people received aid in 2025

A new report documents a 30% cut in humanitarian funding between 2022 and 2025, resulting in 64 million fewer people receiving aid last year. The contraction, one of the largest since the system's formation, has hit women, children, older and displaced people hardest, with governments increasingly cited as endangering civilians. The report underscores a systemic failure in global humanitarian response, with implications for regional stability and migration pressures.