Canceling over 80% of U.S. foreign assistance programmes worldwide has serious consequences for millions of Ukrainians. Since 2022, the United States, primarily through USAID, has been the largest donor to Ukraine, providing over $38 billion for humanitarian, government, and development programmes, excluding military aid. Problems are already emerging in the healthcare, infrastructure, energy, media, and civil society development sectors.
Key impacts according to the UKRAINE: Implications of the U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts on Humanitarian, Development, and Government-Led Programmes report by ACAPS Analysis Hub:
- $322 million in humanitarian funding has been suspended.
- 3.5 million people are at risk in the South and East oblasts.
- Medical services, shelters, and water supply are under threat.
- Mass layoffs in the civil society sector.
The communities most affected by the aid cuts are those along the front line, in temporarily occupied territories, and internally displaced persons.
The full report is available in the ISAR Ednannia Analytical Library — an innovative online platform that gathers analytical materials, research, reports, and methodological recommendations on various aspects of civil society development in Ukraine.
