What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts
AP found deaths and rising hunger tied to aid cuts, with The Lancet crediting USAID programs for preventing 91 million deaths in two decades.
- The Associated Press has documented widespread hunger and deaths worldwide linked to United States foreign aid cuts, contradicting government claims that no lives were lost. Investigations in Nepal, Myanmar, Nigeria, and Somalia reveal severe consequences following the dissolution of USAID.
- State Department officials claimed the United States spends more on humanitarian aid than any other country, defending the Trump administration's strategy as focused on efficiency and effectiveness. Critics like Trump previously labeled USAID as wasteful and poorly run.
- In Gaur, Nepal, Kabita Mukhiya died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following United States aid cuts. Her children, Sonam Mukhiya and Yubraj Mukhiya, were left without support.
- A study in The Lancet credited USAID programs with preventing 91 million deaths in the last two decades, including 30 million children under age 5. Now the Gates Foundation predicts 2025 will be the first year this century where child deaths increase due to global aid cuts.
- With health aid, the United States is increasingly bypassing NGOs in favor of bilateral agreements with foreign countries. Experts warn the full extent of damage remains unknown, as funding cuts eliminated jobs of front-line workers who collected essential mortality data.
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What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of U.S. foreign aid cuts
The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump's administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world's largest humanitarian donor.
The closure of the United States Agency for International Development, dissolved in 2025 by Donald Trump, has serious consequences in Africa, particularly Liberia, where only 2.4 per cent of children under 2 years of age receive an acceptable minimum diet.
What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts - Regional Media News
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump's administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world's largest humanitarian donor. Here's a quick look at USAID, the impacts of its dissolution and what foreign [...]
What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts
The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor.
What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cut
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor. Here’s a quick look at USAID, the impacts of its dissolution and what foreign aid looks like today: USAID’s roots and purpose U.S. President...
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