In recent weeks, the Trump administration has imposed major changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), leading to significant disruption in humanitarian assistance programs worldwide. This includes the leave of dozens of senior officials and the laying off of thousands of contractors. Originally established by President Kennedy during the Cold War to combat Soviet influence through effective foreign aid, USAID is now facing scrutiny and operational challenges due to a freeze on foreign assistance and new directives that fully undermine various humanitarian programs.
Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries.
Trump's administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas, leaving aid organizations agonizing.
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