The announcement is part of the president’s “humanitarian reset,” reforming the UN humanitarian bureaucracy.
The U.S. State Department recently announced new global macro awards of over $1 billion in humanitarian and disaster response assistance to UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP). The life-saving support will aid more than 40 countries.
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said, “This announcement builds directly on the tremendous success of the Trump Administration’s landmark December 2025 ‘Humanitarian Reset’ memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).“
He continued, “That MOU has already led to historic reforms to the bloated UN humanitarian bureaucracy, bringing activities under a single local Humanitarian/Resident coordinator, enhancing efficiency and delivering measurable impact, improving accountability and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, and slashing bureaucracy to spend more on life-saving frontline work and less on overhead.“
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he implements the State Department’s humanitarian and disaster aid reforms.
- For Acting Under Secretary Jeremy Lewin as he oversees the Office of Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom in the State Department.
- For Senior Bureau Official Ryan Shrum as he heads the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response.
Sources: Department of State
