The future of USAID remains uncertain amid Trump's funding freeze

The future of USAID remains uncertain amid Trump's funding freeze

Just one week after the Trump administration initiated a near-total freeze of U.S. foreign aid, the future of the U.S.

Future of US aid agency in doubt as Trump targets government spending

President and ally Elon Musk have launched an assault on the Agency for International Development

WITH USAID FREEZE, OVER 232 ONGOING PROJECTS AT RISK OF LOSING MORE THAN US$150 MILLION IN FUNDING

MONROVIA – A major financial crisis looms over Liberia as U.S. President Donald Trump moves to freeze all foreign aid, halting the operations of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for three months. The decision leaves over 232 ongoing development projects in limbo, putting at risk more than US$150 million in funding that was allocated for critical sectors such as health, education, agriculture, and governance. The imp…

Just a week after the Donald Trump administration began a near-total freeze on US foreign aid, the future of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency at the heart of US humanitarian aid operations abroad, remains uncertain. Government officials are actively discussing the possibility of placing USAID under the authority of the State Department, according to more than a dozen current and previous officials and so…

Pacific aid groups ‘devastated’ by Trump’s USAID freeze

The U.S. is the fifth largest bilateral development donor in the region, far behind arch-rival China By Harry Pearl (BenarNews)--Aid agencies operating in the Pacific are still scrambling to assess the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order freezing billions of dollars in foreign aid last week. The directive halted the disbursement of funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development for at least 90 days to revie…