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Gordon Brown Has Condemned Donald’s Trump’s Decision To Axe US International Aid
Gordon Brown has condemned Donald’s Trump’s plan to shut down America’s international aid programme. The US president and his close ally, X owner Elon Musk, say USAID is a waste of taxpayers’ money and should be dismantled. In a post on his Truth Social page on Friday, Trump said the agency’s spending “IS TOTALLY UNEXPLAINABLE……
Trumpian USA goes from absurd to bizarre amid sacking of old establishment – and norms
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As Trump shuts down USAID missions, officials warn Ebola outbreak in Uganda will spread
Some health officials in the U.S. fear the shutdown of U.S. Agency for International Development missions may have disastrous results, as the stalling of foreign aid has forced delays in what they said was the “chaotic” early U.S. response to Uganda’s swelling Ebola outbreak. The outbreak marks Uganda’s eighth from an Ebola virus. The first confirmed…
Russia was right to kick USAID out in 2012
Russia made the right decision to ban USAID in 2012 Russia banned the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2012, accusing it of promoting an anti-Russian agenda across post-Soviet states. Now, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken further steps to limit the agency’s influence. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org by USAID Vietnam, USAID 50th Anniversary Open…
Former USAID official on agency merger, funding cutbacks: “It’s not an overhaul. It’s a destruction”
Former USAID Global Health director Dr. Atul Gawande criticized the Trump administration’s plan to merge the United States Agency for International Development into the State Department and the funding freezes that are putting key aid programs in jeopardy, saying the decisions aren’t an “overhaul” but rather a “destruction.” Gawande, a surgeon and medical professor, told…
Foreign aid under Trump will be audited, analysts anticipate
How much U.S. foreign assistance is allocated and where it goes are two key questions as the Trump administration prepares to take office in January. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at some sectors where cuts are expected and others that may be a priority.