Information management units at the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, have been downsized across West and Central Africa in large part due to U.S. funding cuts.

Date: 4/26

Region: Global

Country: Global

Topic: Refugees & Displacement

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

System Impact: Operational Impact

Additional Context: This information was collected by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, from a survey conducted with 17 humanitarian actors at the regional and field level. According to OCHA, these information managament units process primary data collected by other U.N. and partner agencies to produce data tools such as Who-Does-What-Where, or 3W, coordination systems and the Financial Tracking Service, or FTS, which helps facilitate the coordination of worldwide humanitarian responses.

Devex Researcher Note: Although not specifically mentioned as responsible for these funding cuts in the source document, the U.S. significantly decreased its contributions to OCHA-specific programming, from $63.24 million in 2024 to zero in 2025. This amounts to the biggest reduction of any of the major donors over this period. While the U.S. has committed $2 billion to OCHA in 2026, this funding is meant for a narrowed list of countries and responses.

Source: OCHA