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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Florent Bajrami and Llazar Semini

Frozen USAID funding strands groups that support marginalized people in the Western Balkans

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Many nongovernmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded after President Donald Trump abruptly froze foreign aid for three months.

Some of the groups rely on U.S. Agency for International Development funding to serve marginalized communities. Other funding has been used to promote vital reforms in the judiciary and in the finance and energy sectors.

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