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UNAids has received reports from 55 countries experiencing disruptions in their HIV responses due to the US foreign aid pause,
the executive director of the agency, Winnie Byanyima, said on social media If the US withdraws, other players may step in,
she told DW, referring to Nepal's powerful neighbors China and India A final decision on alternatives can only be made if the suspension becomes permanent. For now, we remain hopeful that MCC funding will resume,
It would be wiser to explore neutral funding sources such as the Asian Development Bank or the World Bank, potentially as soft loans,
Women and children will go hungry, food will rot in warehouses while families starve, children will be born with HIV — among other tragedies,
said the InterAction group, an alliance of NGOs in the United States that work on aid programs across the world There are actions that the US government is taking … which we’re concerned are having a serious impact on global health.”
Earlier this month, the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,
It was so magical and cute. I was so excited and happy when I discovered it,
The American people deserve a transparent accounting of what will be lost — on counterterror, global health, food security, and competition,
the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition said You’ve got to basically get rid of the whole thing. It’s beyond repair,
Musk wrote on X earlier this month In total, nearly 5,800 USAID awards were terminated, and more than 500 USAID awards were retained. The total ceiling value of the retained awards is approximately US$57 billion."
Quote from the Trump administration At the conclusion of a process led by USAID leadership, including tranches personally reviewed by Secretary [Marco] Rubio, nearly 5,800 awards with $54 billion in value remaining were identified for elimination as part of the America First agenda – a 92 percent reduction,
a State Department spokesperson said in a statement These commonsense eliminations will allow the bureaus, along with their contracting and grants officers, to focus on remaining programs, find additional efficiencies, and tailor subsequent programs more closely to the Administration’s America First priorities,
the State Department spokesperson said There are MANY more terminations coming, so please gear up
a USAID official wrote staff Monday, in an email quoted by lawyers for the nonprofits in the filings In response, State and USAID moved rapidly,
targeting USAID and State Department foreign aid programs in vast numbers for contract terminations, ... the memo said The EU cannot match China for speed or scale of initiatives, and the danger is that you're left with a cheap copy not matching your rivals' offer,
There is a moral duty for Europe to stand up and have some responsibility in the world,
It's like going back to the 80s and 90s when we were coming with food trucks. That's the risk that we will return to the bad practices of the past,
said Jean-Yves Terlinden, humanitarian director at Caritas Europa, a network of Catholic relief, development and social services organisations in Europe The EU should not try to fill the gaps which they cannot fill, we have to reflect on what is good work and what is not going well,
said Dr Peter Hefele, policy director at the Wilfred Martens Centre, the European People's party official think tank These are not luxury activities,