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 by UNHCR in November 2025. While many donors have cut assistance to the World Food Programme, the cuts from the U.S. government coincide with the change in malnutrition.

Devex Researcher Note: Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) serves as a measure of acute malnutrition, reflecting recent nutritional deterioration in children aged between 6 and 59 months. The UNHCR's objective is to maintain the prevalence of acute malnutrition below 10% among the refugee population.

Source: Refugees International