New Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver exempting the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from President Trump's freeze on foreign aid. This decision allows critical life-saving support for HIV/AIDS treatment and humanitarian assistance to continue. The international advocacy group UNAIDS welcomed the waiver, emphasizing its importance for millions living with HIV. However, the memo highlights that other programs, including those related to gender and non-life-saving assistance, remain affected by the freeze, indicating that while some progress has been made, challenges persist in broader aid efforts.
"For purposes of this waiver, life-saving humanitarian assistance applies to core life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter... as necessary to deliver such assistance."
"UNAIDS welcomes this waiver from the US government which ensures that millions of people living with HIV can continue to receive life-saving HIV medication during the assessment of US foreign development assistance."
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