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Marta Iraola Iribarren

US aid cuts leave humanitarian sector in crisis, warns lead aid organisation

The humanitarian sector is facing critical challenges following US cuts to development funding amid escalating global conflicts, the Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has told Euronews. 

On 20 January, Donald Trump announced a pause on all US foreign development assistance programs to conduct a comprehensive review. By 10 March, 83% of USAID programmes had been terminated, creating a US $60 billion (around €55.3 billion) funding gap. 

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