US President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze threatens vital humanitarian programs, leaving millions at risk of losing access to healthcare, food, and shelter
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Humanitarian organizations and UN agencies say they could face drastic curbs on their ability to distribute food, shelter, and healthcare if the freeze becomes permanent. But the exemption does not apply to other humanitarian programming. A Bangladesh-based aid worker said organizations working on shelter, for example, would not be able to buy new materials for building and fixing homes for refugees.
The WFP received $4.7 billion from the US last year, accounting for 54% of its funding, according to the UN. “These are people we work with on a daily basis,” the source added. “We can’t speak with them any more.”
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