The German government will carry out a major restructuring of its Federal Foreign Office, after the newly approved budget maintains the more than 50% cut in funding for humanitarian aid, originally made in the 2025 budget.
The government funds for humanitarian aid dropped by 53% from 2024 to 2025. Last week, the 2026 budget confirmed that the budget would essentially remain the same, decreasing by a further 0.1%.
The 2026 budget is the first of the new government, formed in May. Experts had hoped to see an increase in the humanitarian allocation, if not a return to the previous amount, especially after the government said in its coalition agreement that it would “strengthen humanitarian aid and provide it in a reliable, targeted, and forward-looking manner.”