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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-usaid-cuts-are-impacting-the-fight-against-hiv-in-kenya by William Brangham 12/6/25 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-usaid-cuts-are-impacting-the-fight-against-hiv-in-kenya by William Brangham 12/6/25 PBS NEWS] | ||
The Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development have had reverberations around the world. The agency, which operated in over 100 nations and employed thousands of people, has been virtually eliminated. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham reports on the impact USAID cuts are having on HIV testing and treatment in Kenya. | The Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development have had reverberations around the world. The agency, which operated in over 100 nations and employed thousands of people, has been virtually eliminated. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham reports on the impact USAID cuts are having on HIV testing and treatment in Kenya. | ||
=====Amnesty International warns of devastating consequences as abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid cuts threaten human rights globally===== | |||
[https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/05/devastating-consequences-abrupt-u-s-foreign-aid-cuts/ by AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 29/5/25] | |||
The Trump administration’s abrupt, chaotic and sweeping suspension of U.S. foreign aid is placing millions of lives and human rights at risk across the globe. In its research briefing Lives at Risk, released today, Amnesty International examines how the cuts have halted critical programs across the globe, many of which provided essential health care, food security, shelter, medical services, and humanitarian support for people in extremely vulnerable situations, including women, girls, survivors of sexual violence, and other marginalized groups, as well as refugees and those seeking safety. | |||
