US issues new waiver for humanitarian aid

US issues new waiver for humanitarian aid amid freeze
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid while Washington undertakes a review, according to a State Department memo seen by Reuters.
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
Trump's strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign aid amid a review, a measure that already has sparked widespread concern among humanitarian organizations.
US freezes almost all foreign aid
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assistance for 90 days.
‘It will kill people’: Chaos, confusion after Trump halts US foreign aid
The Trump administration’s sudden halt on U.S. foreign aid is causing chaos inside groups ranging from health providers to landmine removers — interrupting lifesaving programs as officials struggle to understand the scope of the directive.
Many Ukrainian aid groups stop work after Trump’s halt on foreign assistance
The Trump administration’s orders have sent a chill through humanitarian organizations in Ukraine, which depend heavily on such assistance.
Rubio widens exemption for US aid after freeze
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday widened exemptions in a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance, saying the United States would keep
Foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions, contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
Humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump ...
The U.S. Halt In Foreign Aid ‘Could Mean Life Or Death For Millions’
On Friday, the new head of the Office of Foreign Assistance sent a memo ordering a pause on all new aid spending and a halt ...
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding ...
How Trump’s foreign aid shutdown affects the world, in three graphs
President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid, in an executive order signed during his first week in ...
Trump's Freeze on US Aid Rings Alarm Bells From Thailand to Ukraine
Trump last week paused development assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for 90 days to ...
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Trump's decree cuts Ukraine aid; military support stays
Pentagon officials assured that the reduction in aid to Ukraine, resulting from Donald Trump's decree, affects grant aid but ...
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USAID Officials Put on Leave for Allegedly Flouting Trump Order
The top US aid and development agency is in disarray following the abrupt freeze on foreign aid issued by the State ...