UN allocates $12 million to Iran as humanitarian crisis deepens

The United Nations has allocated $12 million in humanitarian aid to Iran, Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said.

Fletcher announced the funding in a post on the social media platform X, highlighting the severity of the situation on the ground, Caliber.Az reports.

I’ve allocated $12M from UN's Global Emergency Fund to support the humanitarian response in Iran.⁰ ⁰Thousands of civilians killed. Infrastructure destroyed. Essential services disrupted.⁰ ⁰This funding will help our partners deliver life-saving assistance at scale. pic.twitter.com/CYW514AYt5

— Tom Fletcher (@UNReliefChief) April 15, 2026

“I’ve allocated $12M from UN's Global Emergency Fund to support the humanitarian response in Iran. Thousands of civilians killed. Infrastructure destroyed. Essential services disrupted. This funding will help our partners deliver life-saving assistance at scale,” the post by the UN official reads.

By Vafa Guliyeva