Overview
- The U.S. contribution for the 2025 Rohingya response was cut nearly in half from last year, with the overall appeal only about 50% funded and aid groups warning of a worse year ahead.
- UNICEF reports a 27% funding loss tied to U.S. cuts and closed 2,800 learning centers in June in the Cox’s Bazar camps.
- From January to mid-November, reported abductions of children more than quadrupled to 560, and recruitment or use by armed groups rose eightfold to 817, with underreporting likely.
- Verified child marriage increased 21% and verified child labor 17% through September compared with a year earlier, according to UNICEF staff who say the figures understate the problem.
- The State Department says the U.S. has provided more than $168 million since President Trump took office and cites greater burden sharing, while U.N. tracking shows $156 million from the U.S. in 2025 and offers no evidence of U.S. influence on other donors.