American-funded organizations around the , charged w providing care for the most desperate and vulnerable populations imaginable, have for days been forced to completely halt their operations, turn away patients and lay off staff following a series of sudden stop-work demands from the administration. Despite an announcement earlier this week ostensibly allowing lifesaving operations to continue, those earlier orders have not been rescinded.
Cavete and teams! -- 2025-FEB-02 13:00 local time -- Injuries reported following ISR airstrike targeting a civilian car in Nuseirat Camp, central *
Reported by press agency correspondent, no verifiable data at this point (developing story) -- will be updated
*Violation of Truce (VoT)
Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme
's HassanSMohamud threatens with if is cut off, using fear tactics to secure funding. But his claims are built on lies, omitting key facts about 's independence & . realDonaldTrump
Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid Still in Place, Despite Administration Claims
The shutdown of has cost jobs, devastated working families, & impacts people around the world. It weakens US standing, disrupts critical efforts, & threatens economic and national security.
Foreign aid isn't just charity, but an investment in stability & diplomacy.
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So pulled the plug on , one of the largest official agencies in the world, accounting for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms (with a budget of over $50 billion)". The website usaid.gov is gone and it is unclear what the 10,000 staff, mostly overseas, are supposed to do. Aid always was a soft arm of , however I am not sure anyone appreciates this live deconstruction experiment on millions of real people.
I didnt realize how incredibly incompetent they are in the new administration, the shot themselves in the foot, even a Fox anchors admitted that
Politico reporter Kyle Cheney wrote on X that the judge specially cited "comments by the president's press secretary" as his reason for likely blocking the administration's "hugely ambiguous" order to freeze funds.
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Trump ally Peter Marocco behind evisceration of USAid: Hes a destroyer
People Will Die: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. Thats Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. Ive never seen anything that scares me as much as this, one doctor said.
Pass your Test"U.S. policy for decades has been that aid given abroad pays for itself through greater national security, by stabilizing regions and economies and improving relations with partners.
But many Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers believe much foreign assistance is money that should be spent or saved at home."
World reeling after freezes :
In , residents on the frontline of the war w/ may be going w/o firewood in the middle of winter.
Some of the worlds most vulnerable populations are already feeling s sudden cutoff of billions of dollars in American that helps fend off , treats & provides for the .
Sharing this here even if I don't use it much.
I really think I'm not going to make rent this time. It's due the first, and I'm probably going to be about $400 short. My partners currently unable to access her bank account, too.
I have gotten $125 in help so far.
Gaza at a glance, 2025
The UNRWA administrative office in occupied East Jerusalem is empty, because about two dozen international staff did not have their visas renewed by Israel so they have been forced to leave. Any local staff is either working from home or elsewhere.
We have to reject the notion that people are inherently one thing or the other. People have the potential to change.
Since the early days of the American west, World War II, the Cold War, or the so-called War on Terror, conflict has been presented in the movies as having two sides: good guys and bad guys. Sometimes that lens is how we view politics in our life. But reality, as always is a lot more complicated.
By Idrees Ahmad for TNH
Trumps US aid freeze will drive migration from Latin America, experts warn
Trumps US aid freeze will drive migration from Latin America, experts warn
Africa: Trump Administration Freezes Foreign Development Assistance: VOA White House -- The Trump administration has ordered a three-month pause on almost all foreign development assistance pending a review to see what fits in with the president's "America First" policy. Aid groups and human rights watchdogs warn that the freeze will put countless lives around the world at risk.
Lammy tells Rwanda it is putting $1bn in aid under threat in DRC invasion
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
What is UNRWA and why is it important for Palestinians
The UN agency, which supports six million Palestinian refugees, is the main humanitarian provider in Gaza under Israeli bombardment.
Federal judge halted freeze on federal programs, ruling that the need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order. Minutes before the directive from Trumps budget office was to take effect Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now. AliKhans order will expire Feb. 3 at 5 p.m.
Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern Congo's largest city
Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.
Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern Congo's largest city
Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.
we believe that Medicaid is implicated along other discretionary programs like SNAP, TANF, WIC, workforce training programs, mental health/substance abuse funding, home energy assistance, HUD programs, and more, Krista Drobac, founder of Moving Health Home(said). Medicare and Social Security are trust funds, so they are not discretionary and cannot be impacted.
Actions have consequences.
Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of life or death effects
This is cruel and shortsighted.
The medicine is already paid for and there for distribution and they wont let it go to HIV patients. Also, it will lead to a resurgence in HIV, which ultimately impacts the whole world.
White House illegally pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government,
according to a loosely worded internal memo, sent to agencies Monday,
-- creating significant confusion across Washington.
In a two-page document,
J. , the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, instructs federal agencies to
temporarily pause all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.
The memo, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, also calls for each agency to
perform a comprehensive analysis
to ensure its grant and loan programs are consistent with President Trumps executive orders,
which aimed to ban federal diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives,
and limit clean energy spending, among other measures.
The memo states its orders should
not be construed to impact Social Security or Medicare recipients,
and also says the federal financial assistance put on hold
does not include assistance provided directly to individuals.
But the document says programs affected are
including, but not limited to, financial assistance for
,
organizations,
,
ideology,
and the .
has cleared out much of the leadership of the Agency for , placing dozens of career ofcls on leave after accusing unnamed US ofcls of trying to circumvent Trumps freezing all .
The move comes as the admin seeks to radically reorient DCs relationship w/foreign , causing turmoil at & ground to a halt projects related to , prevention, promotion & around the world.
Humanitarian supplies are pouring into the Gaza Strip at an unprecedented rate, as foreign governments and aid groups race during a pause in the fighting to bring much needed relief to the beleaguered population
"135,000 tents and caravans are urgently and immediately needed in the Gaza and northern provinces, Gaza's Government Media Office stressed on Monday"
"...the government revealed that the Israeli destruction of Gaza impacted 90% of its infrastructure, calling on the international community, as well as international organizations and Arab nations to open crossings and deliver the essential necessities to shelter the Palestinian people"
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The US froze its worldwide. Republicans dislike , but the accounts for very little of the US . Lifesaving global aid, development assistance, military & even clean distribution could be affected:
NPR: re-enacts policy banning to groups abroad that discuss or provide