The U.S. is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days
Trump’s foreign aid freeze “undermines American leadership and credibility around the world,” lawmakers tell Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Despite Waiver From U.S. on Aid Freeze, Health and Humanitarian Groups Uncertain if They Can Proceed
Cindy McCain, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, inspects relief items donated by USAID at the World Food Programme warehouse, during her visit to assess the drought conditions and food security at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana county,
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.
A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.
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.
US State Department grants waiver on aid freeze for ‘life-saving humanitarian’ assistance
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backpedalled on the near-total freeze of US foreign aid, stating that ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ would be continued during the 90-day review period. There is widespread uncertainty about which programmes fall under the new waiver among global and South African health organisations.
Haiti's Transitional Council President Says Trump's Immigration Policy Will Devastate The Country
Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council, said the Trump administration’s decision to end ...
As part of Trump aid freeze, police contractors are laid off in Haiti amid gang attacks
Even a three month stop has very severe negative consequences around the world and in Haiti, for saving people’s lives and ...
Haiti leader says long-awaited general elections penned for November
Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation ...
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What Haiti Needs Most Right Now
The Haitian people must have the security and freedom to engage in daily activities without fear – whether it’s going to work ...
For some Americans in the West, life expectancy now nearly matches that of Congo, Haiti
Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different ...
Trump targets Biden-era migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti for deportation
More than a million migrants who were allowed to enter the United States during the Biden administration may have their ...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Colombian migrants deported from the United States arrived in Bogotá. Soldiers marched with torches in Havana to mark the ...
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Haiti Capital Could Fall Completely To Gangs Without More International Support, UN Chief Warns
Gang violence, hunger, and political instability threaten Haiti's survival as a state as the UN calls for urgent ...
Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage
Leslie Voltaire acknowledged that the election plan amid Haiti’s ongoing gang violence and worsening humanitarian situation ...
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Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History?
The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.
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Haiti – Leaders Declare Trump’s Plan a Catastrophe for the Country
Leslie Voltaire, the head of Haiti’s interim presidential council, declared that the Trump administration’s actions to halt ...