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USAID freeze calls into question billions in support for poorest countries
The United States is the world's largest provider of official development assistance, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
A USAID officer watches as a US military C-17 cargo plane taxis to a stop at Kathmandu's international airport on May 3, 2015. Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development (USAID), calling it a "criminal organization" on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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The Trump administration's attempt to fold the USAID humanitarian agency into the State Department calls into question the future of tens of billions of dollars in financial support