Marco Rubio demands immediate halt to virtually all US foreign aid
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has ordered an immediate halt to work on virtually all existing foreign aid programmes pending a review into whether they are consistent with President Donald Trump’s policies, according to an internal cable seen by the Financial Times.
The Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of U.S. humanitarian aid has thrown U.S. Agency for International Development, into turmoil.
Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on January 29 if and how they could resume work after ...
In a follow-up memo after an outcry from aid groups, Rubio clarified that other “humanitarian assistance” besides food would ...
Despite a waiver by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, many development assistance and cooperation programmes are on hold.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...
While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are ...
Those who support the freeze of US aid programmes, worth around $70bn per year, say they are vastly bloated, with Washington ...
The State Department paused several millions of dollars for "condoms in Gaza," as reports say the contraceptives were used as ...
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