US EditionTrump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show
- The Trump administration is cutting over 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. Assistance, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.
- The internal memo indicates that this decision was influenced by a court order requiring officials to lift a month-long block on foreign aid by a specific deadline.
- In South Africa, Pepfar-funded HIV organizations received letters notifying them that their grants from USAID have been terminated permanently.
- The NGO sector in South Africa is facing significant concern due to these grant terminations from USAID.
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What shutdown of USAID programs means for vulnerable Arab countries
LONDON: The impact of the Trump administration’s decision to slash $60 billion in aid funding and cancel 90 percent of contracts by the US Agency for International Development is being felt by millions of the most vulnerable people in the Middle East and North Africa. In countries like Iraq, Syria and Yemen, lifesaving aid programs to feed and provide healthcare for huge
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While the Trump administration is gutting U.S. foreign aid across the board, programs aimed at women and girls’ sexual and reproductive health will be among those hardest hit. Crisis Group expert Cristal Downing describes why those living in conflict settings could pay the heaviest price.
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