Additional Context: This information was compiled as part of Refugee International's issue brief, "A Generational Collapse: Tracking the Toll of Trump’s Humanitarian Aid Cuts." The analysis draws on publicly reported humanitarian impact data, their own field reporting, and reporting from refugee-led organizations and community-based NGOs in multiple crisis-affected countries. It is not an exhaustive catalog of all impacts. This figure was articulated by WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a November 2025 message to staff.

Devex Researcher Note: The report articulating the cuts emphasizes that around 1,089 positions will have been shed through “natural attrition,” including retirements and early retirement, but also, seemingly, the non-renewal of short-term staff contracts. The other 1,282 posts have been abolished outright.

Source: Refugees International