posted by mike kraft
on Wed, 2025-01-29 08:19
The Trump administration pulled back from its order to pause nearly all foreign aid, and will now exempt “core life saving programs” that involve medicine, medical services, food and shelter, according to a Tuesday memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A Jan. 24 State Department directive had called for a broad suspension of foreign assistance while the agency carried out a three-month review of aid programs.
That suspension spurred alarm and confusion among humanitarian organizations that the step would disrupt the distribution of vaccines, food and other vital assistance in needy countries around the world.
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