USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down by Friday
Washington -All overseas tasks of international development agencies, or US International Development AgencyIt has been ordered to close, and all employees will recall on Friday and confirm with CBS news.
this New appointment According to two sources familiar with the matter, Pete Marocco, the deputy administrator of the agency, met with the State Council’s leadership on Tuesday and instructed them Out of all over the world. Sources said Malloko said that if the State Council did not, the staff member would be evacuated by the US military.
Agent Provide humanitarian assistance For more than 100 countries, including disaster relief, health and medical assistance, and emergency food plans.
According to Congress Research Service Department ReportEssence The agency remains more than 60 countries and regional tasks.
Trump administration has Targeted US International Development Agency As a president and its allies-including billionaires Elon Musk (Elon Musk)The person in charge of the government efficiency department or Doge -This attempt to reduce the scale of the federal government.
The future of the agency (aims to eliminate poverty, strengthen democracy, and protect human rights and global health) is uncertain.
Musk said that the agency should be closed and believed that it was “unreasonable.”
When asked if he would end the US International Development Agency on Tuesday, Trump told reporters: “It sounds like this.” President also praised Musk to review the agency.
“Look at all the fraud he found in him.
However Tell CBS News The movement of the agency is “dangerous for the country.”
“We are talking about disaster relief workers, and we are talking about health workers and Americans from all over the world.” “You are talking about 20 million people Global HIV Plan This reduces the AIDS virus around the world, and they do not take medicine to make them alive. You are talking about the outbreak of the disease that has not stopped, Like bird fluClose monitoring in 49 countries/regions. “
The Congress Research Bureau said that in the 2023 fiscal year, the US International Development Agency managed more than $ 40 billion in funding.
The report states that most of the funds are used for governance plans to help develop and strengthen democratic governance, and then humanitarian and health plans. The most money in the 2023 fiscal year is Ukraine, Ethiopia and Jordan.
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