The measure puts at risk programs that depend on the millions of dollars granted by the State Department and USAID.
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The US State Department has frozen almost all funds for foreign aid programs, effective immediately and as a result of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
As reported this Friday by American media, such as CNN, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has sent a memo to all American embassies and diplomatic offices in the world, ordering the suspension of the delivery of funds and putting in place pauses the granting of new aid.
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The measure puts at risk programs that depend on the millions of dollars granted by the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), although it makes an exception for emergency food assistance, as well as military financing in favor of Israel and Egypt.
The memorandum comes after Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the freezing of this aid for a period of 90 days. because “US foreign aid and bureaucracy are not aligned with US interests and, in many cases, they are the antithesis” of the values of the American country.
CNN quotes statements from an unidentified government official who acknowledged that although they anticipated some cuts, they did not expect such a broad and immediate pause, and recalled that Humanitarian needs around the world are acute and freezing assistance from the country that is the world’s largest humanitarian donor “could be detrimental.”
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“The Trump Administration Is Threatening the Lives and Future of Communities in Crisis and abandoning America’s long-standing bipartisan approach to foreign assistance that supports people based on their needs, regardless of politics,” Abby Maxman said in a statement.
