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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

Explainer: what will the withdrawal of USAid mean for the Pacific?

USAid United States Donald Trump The Lowy Institute Adra
Health workers roll out the vaccination campaign in the village of Tuanaimato on September 23, 2021 in Apia, Samoa. Samoa is in lockdown September 23-24, 2021 as the government conducts mass vaccination country-wide in an aim to administer first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses to the eligible population. The two-day effort will target over 32,000 people across the four islands of Samoa. (Photo by Chikara Yoshida/Getty Images)
USAid funds initiatives in a range areas including health, climate change and economic development in countries across the Pacific. Photograph: Chikara Yoshida/Getty Images

The dismantling of USAid by president Donald Trump is having a ripple effect across the Pacific as people working on more than 100 projects and activities in the region grapple with an uncertain future.

While Pacific analysts say overall the region is resilient and will not be heavily affected by the withdrawal, hundreds of people working on USAid projects across the region say their lives and communities have already been upended.

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