The termination of overseas employees at USAID, ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marks the dismantling of a key humanitarian agency, potentially resulting in over three million preventable deaths annually. A new Amnesty International report reveals the immediate effects of these cuts, including disturbing incidents where medical support was abruptly withdrawn. Aid workers are now seeking assistance from other countries to fill the void left by U.S. support, raising concerns about a loss of leadership in humanitarian efforts and the implications for those reliant on international aid.
"We talked to somebody who actually saw IVs being ripped out of arms when the stop-work order came down,” says Amnesty's Amanda Klasing, who describes the consequences of the U.S.'s retraction of critical aid to countries in the Global South and refutes the Trump administration's claims that no deaths can be traced to the cuts.
Egeland says, "The U.S. is leaving international solidarity and compassion completely," even though, as Klasing notes, "It's been the leader of humanitarian aid, and it should remain so."
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