A dramatic purge and counter-purge at USAID played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump’s pause on foreign aid upends humanitarian work around the world.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily suspending foreign aid to Pakistan for a re-evaluation. This has led to several key projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) being put on hold.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy.
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President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid froze a globe-spanning apparatus that provides assistance ranging from weapons of war to lifesaving medicines.
Multiple initiatives related to health, agriculture, food security, flood relief, climate, and education have also been affected.
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The US move hit many projects related to health, agriculture, livelihood and food security, flood, climate, and education in Pakistan. Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance funds are also hit by Trump's order.
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Current and former officials at the State Department and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) say staffers were invited to submit requests to exempt certain programmes from the foreign aid freeze, which President Donald Trump imposed on January 20 and the State Department detailed how to execute on January 24.