The future of the multilateral system, particularly the United Nations, hangs in the balance as the decline of U.S. aid continues.
In the past few months, Devex has reported extensively on the effect of the U.S. government’s aid freeze on the multilateral system. Recently, we found out that 17 multilaterals saw a $4.1 billion cut in their potential revenue, according to a leaked list of USAID award terminations.
In this analysis, we examined historical data to see how different U.S. administrations — from Barack Obama’s second presidency, Donald Trump’s first term, to Joe Biden’s tenure — funded the U.N. system.