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 originally reported in September 2025 by the AP from a conversation with a representative of UNICEF. The UNICEF representative noted that the figures may actually be much higher, noting: "With the funding cuts, we had to downscale a lot in terms of the education. It’s meant that children have not necessarily had things to do, and we’ve therefore seen this rise in children being married, children being in child labor.”

Source: Refugees International