Humanitarian aid experts have a thinking warning agency will damage the vulnerable people and weaken American soft power.
All USAID employees, with the exception of “certain staff responsible for critical functions, Serbian leadership and / or specially specific programs”, will be set to “administrative leaves globally” from 23:59 est Monday (04:59 GMT Monday)), the help Agency announced in the notice on its website.
The release process of about 1,600 staff based in the US will be held at the same time, according to the notice.
“Individuals affected will receive special notifications 23. February 2025. February, with further instructions and information on their advantages and rights,” said the notice.
“Marked essential staff who are expected to continue operating, will inform the agency’s leadership on 23. February 2025. until 17:00 EST (22:00 GMT).
Earlier notice sent to employees said about 2,000 US jobs would be eliminated.
No reason is intended for deviation.
This move comes after the American judge has cleaned the way to push the Trump administration in advance with their plans for the return of thousands of USAID staff within 30 days.
“For overseas staff, USAID intends to be a return program that funds a voluntary agency and other benefits”, said USAID’s website in its notification.
“USAID is obliged to keep safe personnel. Until they return home, the staff will keep access to agency systems and diplomatic and other resources. In the next week, we will provide details on how to retrieve personal items from former USAID workspaces and returning the government issued devices .
Led the Technical Polysaire to the Ministry of Government Elon Musk, Trump’s Management Board moved to effectively disassemble The main agency for the payment of American humanitarian aid abroad.
Musk – who called USAID’s “criminal organization” and “the viper nest of radical left markers who hate America” - and other Alub Allies claimed that the Agency Rife with waste and crookand follows a liberal ideological agenda that is out of the scope of their mission.
Former USAID officials and humanitarian workers have reduced Trump’s move, warning that the death of the Agency for Assistance would damage millions of vulnerable people around the world and weaken us soft power.
“Eliminating the American unique response of a crisis expert who contains diseases, stabilize displaced populations – on X.” Marcia Wong, a former deputy assistant administrator for humanitarian aid, he said at the X.
USAID, founded in 1961. former US President John F Kennedy, is the world’s largest singles Humanitarian aid donorIt pays more than half of the $ 72 billion in 2023 Budget in 2023. years.
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