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People in crisis situations are particularly affected by cuts - especially in conflict areas. This particularly includes children, women and people living in poverty or on the run.
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According to UN reports, a lack of funding means that:
- Millions of people do not receive support,
- food, water or medicines are not provided,
- aid programmes are reduced or discontinued.
Even today, more than 100 million people in need do not receive adequate help because of a lack of funds.
For those affected, this means more hunger, more illness and fewer chances of survival.
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International cooperation has achieved measurable successes, for example
- global child mortality has more than halved since 2000,
- maternal mortality has fallen by over a third since then,
- Polio, also known as infantile paralysis, has almost been eradicated,
- HIV is no longer a death sentence; even in poorer countries there are affordable medicines,
- Infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis have been greatly reduced,
- Hunger: in 2010, one in three children suffered from stunted growth due to malnutrition, whereas today this figure is only around one in five.
- many children, especially girls, are attending school for the first time, even in crisis regions.
At the same time, UN organisations are warning: This progress is jeopardised if funding is cut. International cooperation is effective - but only if it is adequately funded.
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In 2026, the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has 10.06 billion euros at its disposal. That is less than two per cent of the entire federal budget. 1 billion euros will be available for emergency aid in the Federal Foreign Office budget in 2026. That is 0.2 per cent of the federal budget.
By comparison, the Federal Ministry of Defence receives just under 16 percent of the federal budget (well over 82 billion euros). In 2025, defence spending will have increased by 28 percent. The 2026 tank discount costs 1.6 billion for two months
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Around 239 million people worldwide are dependent on humanitarian aid. At the same time, hundreds of millions of people are suffering from hunger. Experience from crisis regions shows that a lack of support can exacerbate conflicts, increase instability and force people to flee. International aid is therefore a question of shared global responsibility and humanity.
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The inequality between North and South has historical and structural causes. The wealth of many industrialised countries is closely linked to the era of colonialism, resource use and unequal trade structures. The climate crisis is also closely linked to this: it is the result of resource consumption and economic practices that have primarily benefited the global North - while the consequences particularly affect the global South.
This gives rise to a special responsibility for fair trading conditions, climate justice and international cooperation.
Solidarity is not charity - it is a step towards greater justice and human dignity.
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The petition calls on the German government to stop the cuts in development cooperation and humanitarian aid and to strengthen international aid again - more global responsibility and humanity.
