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By EDITH M. LEDERER<\/strong><\/p>\n

UNITED NATIONS (AP) \u2014 The Trump administration on Thursday announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid, saying the money will be earmarked for life-saving aid to victims of natural disasters, famine and \u201cpeople who are truly in critical need.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The money will be allocated over the coming year and adds to the $2 billion that the Trump administration pledged in December. Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said at a press conference that the new funding is just \u201cthe latest step.\u201d<\/p>\n

The money is a fraction of what the U.S. has contributed in the past but reflects what President Donald Trump\u2019s administration believes is still a generous amount that will maintain America\u2019s status as the world\u2019s largest humanitarian donor.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has cut billions in U.S. foreign aid, prompting U.N. agencies to slash spending, aid projects and thousands of jobs. Other traditional U.N. donors like Britain, France, Germany and Japan also have reduced aid allocations.<\/p>\n

U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called his agency \u201coverstretched, underresourced and literally under attack\u201d and reiterated its 2026 plan to reach 87 million of the world\u2019s most needy at a cost of $23 billion \u2014 even though 300 million people need humanitarian help.<\/p>\n

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Before Waltz\u2019s announcement, he said, the U.N. had raised about $7.4 billion. He called the United States \u201cthe single largest national donor\u201d to the United Nations.<\/p>\n

Waltz slammed what he called a narrative in the media that the U.S. has walked away from helping people in need, saying it\u2019s \u201cabsolutely false.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Under Trump, the U.S. has been taking an \u00e0 la carte approach to paying dues to the United Nations, picking which operations and agencies it believes align with Trump\u2019s agenda and avoiding those that no longer serve U.S. interests. The State Department has said \u201cindividual U.N. agencies will need to adapt, shrink, or die.\u201d<\/p>\n

Critics say the Western aid cutbacks have been shortsighted, driven millions toward hunger, displacement or disease, and harmed U.S. soft power around the world.<\/p>\n

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