UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver
By Simon Lewis, Leah Douglas and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ...
Politico Europe10h
Trump’s aid freeze leaves UN food agency scrambling, with millions at risk
BRUSSELS — The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a crisis after the United States halted dozens of aid grants despite an emergency waiver meant to keep food assistance flowing. The freeze ...
The News International1d
Rubio reveals plans to exempt key programmes from USAID shutdown
The Trump administration is working to identify and exempt specific USAID programmes from a sweeping freeze on foreign aid, ...
Bloomberg L.P.9d
Rubio Approves Some Foreign Aid Exemptions to Trump’s Spending Halt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ... aid groups around the world. In a statement late Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Rubio had provided waivers for food assistance as well ...
Khaleej Times9d
Rubio widens exemption for US foreign aid after freeze
Exemptions include humanitarian assistance such as core life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter and subsistence ...
Rubio says US identifying USAid programs to be exempted from shutdown
The criteria for exemptions will be whether a programme furthers or is aligned with US national interests. Read more at ...