UNICEF has projected that its 2026 budget will shrink by at least 20% compared to 2024, a spokesperson for the U.N.

A mother feeds her severely malnourished child Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food at the UNICEF-supported Payuer Nutrition Center in Renk county, South Sudan on July 29, 2024. Humanitarian aid matters.

UNICEF has not been spared," said the spokesperson. UNICEF did not specifically name the U.S., but Washington has long been the agency's largest donor, contributing more than $800 million in 2024.