Marco Rubio demands immediate halt to virtually all US foreign aid
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has ordered an immediate halt to work on virtually all existing foreign aid programmes pending a review into whether they are consistent with President Donald Trump’s policies, according to an internal cable seen by the Financial Times.
Rubio partially backtracks with memo on damaging suspension of foreign aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio partially walked back a freeze on foreign assistance, saying the US would keep funding "life-saving" humanitarian aid.
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Marco Rubio Tries to Backtrack Foreign Aid Freeze—Causing More Chaos
After Donald Trump froze nearly all U.S. foreign aid last week, international projects on health, education, food, and all other humanitarian areas were placed in jeopardy.
Rubio widens exemption for US foreign aid after freeze
Exemptions include humanitarian assistance such as core life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter and subsistence assistance
Trump freezes foreign aid under ‘America First’ policy
The United States froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, sent an internal memo days after Donald Trump took office vowing an “America First” policy of tightly restricted assistance overseas.
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to documents seen by the Financial Times and people familiar with the matter.
Secretary of state Rubio widens exemption for US aid after freeze
Says “humanitarian assistance” besides food to also be exempt during 90-day review period; Trump orders curbs on gender transitions for minors.
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.
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.
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Despite waiver, health and humanitarian groups uncertain
Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on January 29 if and how they could resume work after ...
Despite waiver from U.S. on aid freeze, health and humanitarian groups uncertain if they can proceed
By Jennifer Rigby, Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - Health and humanitarian groups around the world ...
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US ‘relaxes’ foreign aid curbs after outcry
In a follow-up memo after an outcry from aid groups, Rubio clarified that other “humanitarian assistance” besides food would ...