The withdrawal of U.S. funds has reverberated across the donor community, contributing to the cancellation or reprioritization of programs by other donors and a broader loss of funding beyond organizations and sectors directly affected by the initial funding cuts.

Date: 12/25

Region: Europe & Central Asia

Country: Ukraine

Topic: Refugees & Displacement, Peacebuilding & Stabilization

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

Entry Type: Secondary Effect

Additional Context: While some sectors have been hit harder than others, all have been affected by the funding cuts, revealing a system-wide reliance on U.S. aid. ACAPS surveys and OCHA data show reduced reach across every sector compared with original 2025 plans, including among organizations that did not receive U.S. funding.

The analysis draws on a survey ACAPS conducted to assess the impacts of the U.S. foreign aid suspension, specifically on the humanitarian response in Ukraine. Sixty-nine representatives of international, national, and local humanitarian organizations responded to the survey, the insights from which were also supplemented with a secondary data review of publicly available information and key informant interviews with 27 humanitarian and development organizations.

Source: ACAPS