Summary
- Humanitarian aid to 14 countries cut during the weekend
- World Food Programme targeted in cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE
- Tens of millions of people – especially women, children – at risk
- U.S. Senate wants answers from Secretary Rubio
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is ending most, if not all, remaining U.S. aid for Afghanistan and Yemen, aid sources said on Monday, in what the U.N. World Food Programme said could be “a death sentence” for millions.
The cuts were among numerous aid programs terminated for more than a dozen countries – including Somalia and Syria – over the weekend by the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, according to Sarah Charles, a former head of USAID’s humanitarian affairs bureau, and nine sources, including six current U.S. officials involved in humanitarian aid who spoke on condition of anonymity.