Trump’s freeze on US aid rings alarm bells from Thailand to Ukraine

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Field hospitals, landmine clearance, and HIV treatment programs are at risk as President Donald Trump considers drastic cuts to U.S. foreign aid.   Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/trump-freeze-united-states-aid-rings-alarm-bells/

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00:00Field hospitals, landmine clearance and HIV treatment programs are at risk as President

00:06Donald Trump considers drastic cuts to U.S. foreign aid.

00:11Last week, Trump paused 90 days of development assistance from the U.S. agency International

00:15Development to evaluate its alignment with his America First policy, raising concerns

00:20among global aid groups that rely on U.S. funding.

00:23Humanitarian organizations and U.N. agencies warned it could face severe restrictions on

00:28providing food, shelter and health care if the freeze becomes permanent.

00:33The U.S. is the largest contributor to humanitarian aid, providing $13.9 billion in 2024, which

00:40makes up 42% of all aid tracked by the U.N.

00:44Meantime, health care centers along the Thai-Myanmar border, which serves tens of thousands of

00:48refugees, have been ordered to close after U.S. President Trump froze most foreign aid

00:54last week.

00:55This results in Thai officials transporting the most critically ill patients to other

00:59facilities.

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