Exclusive-US Food Purchases for Foreign Aid Halted Despite …
2 days ago · Food for Peace, meanwhile, provided nearly 4 billion pounds of American-grown food to 58 million people globally in 2022, according to the U.N. World Food Programme, which counts the U.S. as its ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds …
Jan 28, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brought their work to a sudden halt.. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who initially exempted only emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt from the aid pause ...
Marco Rubio’s USAID “Humanitarian Waiver” Isn’t Helping Restart ...
1 day ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s humanitarian waiver for foreign aid is a ... the emergency food programs that Rubio highlighted in Costa Rica are also experiencing problems, according to Kates ...
Despite waiver, health and humanitarian groups uncertain
Jan 30, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the waiver on Tuesday night after aid groups worldwide warned that the blanket ban on foreign aid funding and activity for 90 days had put millions of lives ...
Despite Waiver From U.S. on Aid Freeze, Health and Humanitarian …
Jan 29, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued the waiver on Tuesday night after aid groups worldwide warned that the blanket ban on foreign aid funding and activity for 90 days had put millions of lives ...
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his ...
2 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a staunch supporter of its mission while in the US Senate, reversing his ...
Rubio unveils plan to review and potentially abolish USAID
3 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio said USAID, which oversees food, emergency relief and health programs in over 100 countries, is out of step with U.S. interests.
Guterres calls on US to exempt development and humanitarian …
Jan 27, 2025 · The World Food Programme continues to distribute food in Ethiopia's Somali Region. ... the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an order putting any new funding on hold, pending review. ... The US Government is the largest single donor of aid in the world, disbursing around $72 billion in assistance during 2023. ...
Marco Rubio Asks U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
1 day ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told an official with the United States Agency for International Development that foreign aid was “the least popular thing government spends money on ...
Secretary of state Rubio widens exemption for US aid after freeze
Jan 29, 2025 · US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday widened exemptions in a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance, saying the United States would keep funding humanitarian items such as shelter and...