Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The United States on Monday pledged $2 billion for U.N. humanitarian aid, even as President Donald Trump's administration continues to cut U.S. foreign assistance and urges United Nations agencies to "adapt, shrink or die" amid new financial realities.

While the amount is only a fraction of past contributions, the administration considers it a generous sum that maintains the U.S.'s position as the world's largest humanitarian donor.

The funding will be distributed through an umbrella fund, which will allocate money to individual agencies and priorities-a key part of U.S. demands for sweeping reforms across the U.N, reprots AP.

This approach has raised concerns among humanitarian workers and led to significant reductio...