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U.S. Department signed December 2025 MOU including a $2 billion pledge to OCHA pooled funds

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The Department executed the MOU and committed $2 billion to pooled funds managed by OCHA.

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The United States hosted a donor event on Feb. 4, 2026 that produced $1.5 billion in new assistance pledges for Sudan, including a U.S. announcement of $200 million to the Sudan Humanitarian Fund (SHF). The U.S. said this support builds on a December 2025 memorandum of understanding and a $2 billion U.S. pledge to pooled UN-managed funds under OCHA, which has agreed to enact reforms. Officials said they expect further donor commitments at an April 15 meeting in Berlin.
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Multiple independent sources report that on 29 December 2025 the United States and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) signed a memorandum of understanding under which the U.S. committed roughly US$2 billion to OCHA-managed pooled humanitarian funds (covering country pooled funds and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund). Therefore the claim is accurate: the Department entered a December 2025 MOU that includes a $2 billion U.S. pledge to pooled funds managed by OCHA, as documented by OCHA and UN/press reporting.

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  1. Update · Feb 05, 2026, 12:15 PMTrue
    Multiple independent sources report that on 29 December 2025 the United States and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) signed a memorandum of understanding under which the U.S. committed roughly US$2 billion to OCHA-managed pooled humanitarian funds (covering country pooled funds and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund). Therefore the claim is accurate: the Department entered a December 2025 MOU that includes a $2 billion U.S. pledge to pooled funds managed by OCHA, as documented by OCHA and UN/press reporting.
  2. Original article · Feb 05, 2026
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