UN aid chief calls for renewed solidarity and kindness over ‘cataclysmic’ cuts

NewsWorldEuropeUN aid chief calls for renewed solidarity and kindness over ‘cataclysmic’ cutsTom Fletcher, the UN humanitarian chief, says foreign aid is going down but needs are only rising: “We have to do things differently”Nick Ferris Tuesday 21 April 2026 10:56 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961279","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-un-us-aid-cuts-b2961279.html","title":"UN aid chief calls for renewed solidarity and kindness over ‘cataclysmic’ cuts"}}CloseRelated: Aid cuts condemned as 'moral catastrophe' by MPOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}The world needs to re-find a sense of “human solidarity and kindness” if...