The Cost of Global Aid Fatigue: Consequences of Shrinking Humanitarian Funding

In this commentary, BIPSS Research Assistant Jannatul Toba Jhumu examines the growing crisis of global aid fatigue, highlighting how shrinking humanitarian funding is widening the gap between escalating needs and international response. She argues that the decline in aid is not merely a result of economic constraints, but a politically driven shift that prioritizes security and national interests over human welfare. Toba underscores that the consequences are already visible in rising hunger, collapsing health systems, and deepening inequality, warning that without structural reforms and stronger global commitment, the world risks entrenching vulnerability on an unprecedented scale.