Trump stops billions of help: affected countries in great danger!

Trump stops billions of help: affected countries in great danger!

Afghanistan, Land - The Trump administration has decided on comprehensive cuts in the field of humanitarian aid programs that affect more than ten countries. This was ordered by the new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and is part of the strategy, the US development aid authority, known as the USA. To do this, Kosmo that the reductions include both the State Department and the USA. Countries in crises and conflicts such as Afghanistan and Yemen, which previously received significant support from the USA

According to the world nutrition program, USAID provided food aids for almost 12 million Afghans last year. Around 22.9 million people are currently dependent on humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The support of the United States has also decreased significantly in Yemen, where the Huthi movement controls wide parts of the country. This means that in these regions where the situation was already tense, the need for help is only greater.

massive effects on crisis regions

The effects of these decisions are devastating: the UN Nothilfebüro Ocha warns that the suspension of auxiliary funds has massive effects on projects in crisis regions such as Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. CDC Africa is already afraid that two to four million additional deaths could occur due to avoidable and treatable diseases, while an estimated 39 million people in Africa could be fallen into poverty, such as ZDF reported.

In addition, there is a blanket suspension of almost all the foreign aids from the United States, which is the majority of development aid in the global south. Only military aids for Israel and Egypt are excluded from these cuts. The measures correspond to a decree by President Trump, which provides for a review of all foreign aid programs for efficiency and agreement with the "America First" agenda. No new funds will be bound before a review and approval has been carried out, informed Tagesschau .

criticism and fears

The Democratic Party has also criticized the endangerment of the US credibility towards international partners. In Afghanistan, the United States has provided over 3.57 billion euros in humanitarian aid since Taliban's takeover, so the current decision is particularly worrying.

These comprehensive cuts put the humanitarian aid from the United States on a hard trial and let many regions fall into an even more precarious situation in which tens of thousands of people are dependent on help.