Washington (AP) – The Foreign Ministry ordered a comprehensive freeze on Friday about new funds for almost all US foreign support and made exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid for Israel and Egypt.
The order threatened a quick standstill to many of the billions of dollars in US-financed projects worldwide to support health, education, development, vocational training, corruption, security support and other efforts.
The USA offer more foreign lend a hand worldwide than any other country and budget in 2023 in the amount of around 60 billion US dollars or about 1% of the US budget.
Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, who was sent to US messages worldwide in a cable, particularly frees emergency food programs, for example, those who lend a hand to feed millions in an extensive famine in the sarring sudan.
The cable signs the execution of the Executive Order, Donald Trump, who was signed on Monday.
However, the arrangement on Friday disappointed particularly disappointed humanitarian civil servants by not involved in specific exceptions for life -saving health programs such as clinics and immunization programs.
A globally recognized anti-HIV program, the President’s emergency aid plan, was one of the expenses in the freeze that should take at least three months. Known as Pepper, the program is attributed to the rescue of 25 million lives, including that of 5.5 million children since it started by Republican President George W. Bush.
Some aid projects received their first stop work orders under the freezing on Friday afternoon.
Some leading aid organizations also interpreted the guideline as an immediate arrangement of the US aid work worldwide, said a former American agency for international development officials. Many would probably hire the company immediately in order not to incur any more costs, said the official. The official was not entitled to speak publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The suspension of the financing “Could have life or death could have consequences” for children and families all over the world, said Abby Maxman, head of Oxfam America.
“By suspending the support of foreign development, the Trump government threatens life and the future of communities in the crisis crisis and lets the United States’ long-term two-party approach to foreign support.
At the United Nations, the deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said: “These are bilateral decisions, but we still expect the nations that have the ability to generously finance the development of development.”
While Rubios command consumed military lend a hand for ally Israel and Egypt of freezing, there was no indication of a similar waiver to enable Ukraine to make vital US military aid.
The Biden administration pushed military lend a hand to Ukraine out of the door before leaving his office because Trump would continue it. But there are still around 3.85 billion US dollars in the funds authorized by the Congress for future arms deliveries to Ukraine, and it is now up to Trump to decide whether they spend it or not.
The comprehensive freezing begins with the enforcement of a promise of Trump and other Republicans to act against US aid programs.
Also on Friday, the Agency of the Foreign Ministry, with which refugees and resettlements were supervised, broadcast to the relocation agencies with which they worked with, and explained that they would have to “suspend” all work under the foreign aid they received immediately. While the guidelines existed little clarity, the notification suggests that reorganization agencies that work with refugees, including Afghans who arrived with special immigration visa, have to stop at least temporarily.
The Republican Republican of Florida, Brian Mast, the new chairman of the House Committee on the House of Foreign Ministers, promised this week that the Republicans in the budget of the Foreign Ministry would be questioned “every dollar and every diplomat” to ensure that he their standards for strictly necessary.
The freezing was necessary to ensure that “means are not duplicated, are effective and agree with President Trump’s foreign policy,” said the global cable.
Within the next month, the standards for reviewing all foreign support are expected to ensure that they “match the foreign policy agenda of President Trump,” said the cable. Within three months, the state review is to be expected with a subsequent report, which is to be created for Rubio in order to provide the President recommendations.
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Associated Press Writers Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Rebecca Santana contributed.
