A U.S. humanitarian waiver will allow people in several countries to continue accessing life-saving HIV treatments, the UNAIDS said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid threatened such supplies.

Spread This NewsBy James Muonwa THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has ordered all recipients of its funds to cease operations forthwith in Zimbabwe. The latest development follows newly-elected U.

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.

Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on Wednesday if and how they could resume work after the United States issued a waiver for "life-saving" assistance in President Donald Trump's freeze on U.

People who are experiencing urgent humanitarian crises, and who rely on aid for food, water and healthcare, could feel U.S. cuts immediately, experts warn.

What this means for Uganda is that all US government-funded projects stop activities immediately for 90 days starting January 24 and that several Ugandans who are paid through US government-funded projects, especially in health and agriculture, will remain idle during the three months the review is ongoing.

The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe,

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.

President Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance,

After taking his oath as the 47th President of the United States of America on January 20, Republican Donald Trump, who also served as the 45th President, hit the ground running by issuing executive orders that have sent shockwaves across the world.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday issued a waiver that allows the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and other “life-saving humanitarian assistance” programs to continue to operate during the freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid spending.