U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order
2 months ago

U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order

NPR  

U.S. puts virtually all foreign aid on 90-day hold, issues 'stop-work' order toggle caption Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Virtually all aid programs around the world that depend on U.S. funding will need to halt their operations because of a State Department memo issued on Friday to "stop work." Sponsor Message Within 85 days "the government-wide comprehensive review of all foreign assistance shall be completed, and a report shall be produced to the Secretary of State for his consideration and recommendation to the President," according to the memo, which was signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "The impact of this stop order is meant to negatively disrupt not just US foreign aid programs and the intended beneficiaries of these programs but the daily lives of people who deliver this critical aid: people with families to take care of, who have to buy food, pay rent and utilities. "It's having seismic, seismic impacts for the entire global aid system," said Abby Maxman, the president of Oxfam America, a charity that does not take funding from the U.S. gov.

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From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Trending News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

New Indian Express  

GENEVA: Trump administration freezes on US foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and far beyond. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lamented the "severe cuts" and cited some fallout last week: Over 9 million people in Afghanistan will miss out on health and protection services; cash …

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled

Firstpost  

The Trump administration’s sweeping freeze foreign aid has left critical anti-terror programmes in limbo, disrupting efforts to counter groups like al-Shabab and ISIS. Hours after taking office last month, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day pause on foreign aid, arguing that the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests” and instead “serve to destabilise …

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s $10 billion foreign aid freeze leaves fight against Al-Shabab, ISIS stalled

Firstpost  

The Trump administration’s sweeping freeze foreign aid has left critical anti-terror programmes in limbo, disrupting efforts to counter groups like al-Shabab and ISIS. Hours after taking office last month, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 90-day pause on foreign aid, arguing that the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests” and instead “serve to destabilise …

​Crippling aid work: On the U.S. freeze on foreign assistance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

​Crippling aid work: On the U.S. freeze on foreign assistance

The Hindu  

Insularity often stems from contempt, and the kind now being exhibited by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration is no exception. Withdrawing from international commitments has become a defining feature of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy, and the latest decision to freeze foreign assistance adds to the list of drastic moves, following the withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Accord. …

Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen

LA Times  

President Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could boost authoritarians. “These particular investments should not just be restored — they should be prioritized.” Congress budgeted at least $690 million on pro-democracy programs this year to counter authoritarian rule in eight countries considered by experts among the world’s least free: Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela. Marocco didn’t …

US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands of contractors laid off, and a sweeping freeze imposed on billions of dollars in foreign assistance. In an internal memo Monday about the staffing changes, new acting USAID administrator Jason Gray said the …

Which countries will Trump’s foreign aid suspension hurt most?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Which countries will Trump’s foreign aid suspension hurt most?

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes as President Donald Trump pushes for all government departments to prioritise his ‘America First’ agenda. Hours after taking office last week, United States President Donald Trump announced a temporary freeze on almost all foreign assistance as part of his “America First” agenda, pausing billions of dollars in global funding. Rachel Bonnifield, a senior fellow at the Center …

Trump halts US foreign aid, sends shockwaves to NGOs and 'media' organizations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump halts US foreign aid, sends shockwaves to NGOs and 'media' organizations

Op India  

On Wednesday, 29th January, the US government led by President Donald Trump decided to hold on to the ‘America first’ policy and freeze foreign funding assistance to Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries affecting several USAID projects, including Ambassadors Funds for Cultural Preservations. Amid this, the US is taking faster steps to re-evaluate its decision to provide funds to NGOs that …

US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors

CNN  

CNN — The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended. “If we’re allowed in May to go back to work, we will have to do the work in …

U.S. issues new waiver for humanitarian aid amid freeze
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. issues new waiver for humanitarian aid amid freeze

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid while Washington undertakes a review, according to a State Department memo seen by Reuters. Just hours after taking office a week ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the pause so foreign aid contributions could be reviewed to see …

Trump order freezing foreign aid halts programs worldwide, prompts confusion and rush for waivers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump order freezing foreign aid halts programs worldwide, prompts confusion and rush for waivers

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—A Trump administration order pausing almost all foreign aid has left counterterrorism training in Somalia, HIV treatment in Uganda, narcotics interdiction in Colombia, prosthetics for refugees from Myanmar, and many more U.S.-funded overseas assistance programs in sudden limbo. The three-month pause stunned U.S. officials and aid workers, who said the interruption in the roughly $60 billion foreign aid budget for …

U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here’s how
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here’s how

LA Times  

Solar panels funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon, near the border with Syria in 2022. U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or pausing their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt. For every program, “we’ll …

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

NPR  

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order toggle caption J. David Ake/Getty Images Hundreds of people were laid off today by the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Trump Administration's stop-work order for foreign assistance goes into effect. The layoffs come a day after USAID put a number of senior officials on …

How US Aid suspension is changing lives in Africa and Asia
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How US Aid suspension is changing lives in Africa and Asia

India Today  

U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brings their work to a sudden halt. Here’s a look at the foreign funding freeze and how it is hitting U.S. aid programs worldwide: Grappling with the global scale of …

‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid

Raw Story  

Chaos and uncertainty are swirling around the Trump administration’s new order halting most foreign aid grants for three months – and introduced the possibility that organizations dependent on federal funds could soon face bankruptcy, according to a report in Politico. “This ‘stop work’ order is cruel and deadly,” Health GAP executive director Asia Russell told Politico. “We operate on a …

AIDS relief funding faces disruption after foreign aid pause ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AIDS relief funding faces disruption after foreign aid pause ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Report

Live Mint  

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent order to pause foreign aid is expected to halt funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, potentially disrupting life-saving treatments for millions of people around the world. Trump’s criticism of US foreign aid spending On Saturday, President Donald Trump reiterated his criticism of the US approach to foreign aid. Speaking to reporters …

USAID employees ordered to reform aid distribution under Trump's ‘America First’ strategy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

USAID employees ordered to reform aid distribution under Trump's ‘America First’ strategy

Firstpost  

A harshly worded email delivered on Saturday to more than 10,000 USAID employees provided more direction to Friday’s ‘stop-work’ decision, which essentially halted U.S. foreign aid globally Ukrainian rescuers appear next to new equipment, which was provide by United States Agency for International Development before a press conference of the USAID Administrator Samantha Power during her visit to Ukraine, amid …

‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid

Politico  

Many federal workers, from the Pentagon to the U.S. Agency for International Development, are confused by the wording of the order, such as what exactly could qualify for an exemption. “State Department counterterrorism advisers around the world may need to fly home since their contracts are also funded out of — guess what — foreign assistance,” one U.S. official familiar …

UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN chief expresses ‘concern’ over Trump’s freeze on US foreign aid

Al Jazeera  

Experts say Trump administration’s order to halt foreign assistance will ‘cost many, many lives’. The head of the United Nations has expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s decision to pause foreign assistance from the United States as his administration promotes its “America First” agenda. Days later, the US State Department said in a memo that it was suspending almost all …

US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs worldwide except Israel and Egypt
2 months ago

US freezes new funding for most foreign aid programs worldwide except Israel and Egypt

The Hindu  

The U.S. State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programmes and military aid to Israel and Egypt. Some leading aid organizations also were interpreting the directive as an immediate stop-work order for U.S.-funded aid work globally, a former senior U.S. Agency for International Development official said. …

US foreign aid in jeopardy as Trump orders review of allocation
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2 months ago

US foreign aid in jeopardy as Trump orders review of allocation

Firstpost  

The decision threatens cutting off billions of dollars in life-saving support. The United States is the world’s greatest single giver of help; in fiscal year 2023, it provided $72 billion in assistance According to a cable reviewed by Reuters, the US State Department issued a “stop-work” order on Friday for all existing foreign assistance and halted new aid after President …

US out of WHO, halts all foreign aid
2 months ago

US out of WHO, halts all foreign aid

Hindustan Times  

Washington: The US has quit the World Health Organization on the grounds that the premier global health body mishandled the Covid-19 pandemic, failed to reform, and wasn’t independent of the “political influence” of certain member states, a hint at China. In the order making the decision, Trump slammed the US “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy” for not being “aligned with …

Donald Trump suspends foreign aid for 90 days, to reassess global spending
2 months ago

Donald Trump suspends foreign aid for 90 days, to reassess global spending

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday temporarily halting all US foreign assistance programs for 90 days, pending reviews to assess whether they align with his administration’s policy goals. The order, part of a series of executive actions signed on Trump’s first day back in office, criticises the foreign aid sector, claiming that it is misaligned with American …

Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews
2 months ago

Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals. The order, among many Trump signed on his first day back in office, said the “foreign aid industry …

UN food agency pauses its aid work at U.S. pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN food agency pauses its aid work at U.S. pier in Gaza over security concerns, in latest setback

The Hindu  

The director of the U.N. World Food Program on Sunday said the program has “paused” its distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, saying she was “concerned about the safety of our people" after what had been one of the deadliest days of the war there. Saturday saw both an Israeli military assault that freed four hostages …

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