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Harming USAID is a dangerous move that will impact impoverished populations worldwide


Published on 2025-02-10 02:20:39 - MSN
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  • At a time when we anticipate the launch of a normalization process, dismantling USAID threatens to derail it before it even begins.

The article from MSN discusses the potential negative impacts of the proposed budget cuts to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Republican-led House of Representatives. These cuts, part of a broader effort to reduce federal spending, could significantly affect global poverty alleviation efforts. USAID, which has been instrumental in providing humanitarian aid, promoting economic growth, and supporting health initiatives in developing countries, might see its programs drastically reduced or eliminated. This reduction in aid could lead to increased poverty, higher mortality rates, and setbacks in global health initiatives like HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, malaria control, and child nutrition programs. Critics argue that such cuts not only undermine U.S. foreign policy goals but also harm the world's most vulnerable populations, potentially destabilizing regions and exacerbating global inequality.

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