Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause ordered
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.
The US Halt In Foreign Aid ‘Could Mean Life Or Death For Millions’
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.
State Department Freezes New Funding for Nearly All U.S. Aid Programs Worldwide
WASHINGTON — The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt.
‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The Trump administration’s sudden halt on U.S. foreign aid is causing chaos inside groups ranging from health providers to landmine removers — interrupting lifesaving programs as officials struggle to understand the scope of the directive.
Rubio Approves Some Foreign Aid Exemptions to Trump’s Spending Halt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has approved some waivers for emergency food aid and some salaries after President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt and reevaluate all foreign development assistance prompted an outcry among aid groups around the world.
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.
Letters: Halting U.S. foreign aid hurts our nation and the world
I am outraged that in a Friday night pronouncement, the Trump administration issued a “Stop-Work Order” for all U.S. foreign assistance programs. This action is catastrophic for communities around the world and undermines U.
UN agency says US waiver to help in continued supply of life-saving HIV treatment
A U.S. humanitarian waiver will allow people in several countries to continue accessing life-saving HIV treatments, the ...
Dozens of senior officials at top U.S. aid agency put on leave: reports
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid a probe into an ...
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Trump pauses funding for anti-HIV program that prevented 26 million AIDS deaths
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the ...
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Africa: Trump Administration Freezes Foreign Development Assistance
The Trump administration has ordered a three-month pause on almost all foreign development assistance pending a review to see ...
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Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
“It’s bad, bad,” said one State Department official who works on the HIV program, which is called the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ... the United States’ “most successful ...
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What does Trump's move to quit WHO mean for U.N. agency and global health?
The United States Centers for Disease Control ... Much of that comes from PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It was only reauthorised by Congress for ...
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US HIV/AIDS Waiver: FG plans self-funding strategy for Nigeria’s HIV response
The FG has expressed commitment to intensify domestic resource mobilisation strategy towards ownership and sustainability of ...
Many across Africa shocked by 90-day freeze on US aid
The pause on US-funded foreign aid has been modified slightly to allow waivers for ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ ...