The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off

Summary

Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAID has triggered a global humanitarian crisis, blocking life-saving medical supplies, halting food aid, and forcing aid organizations to close.

Experts predict thousands of deaths, especially among women and children, as famine and disease spread.

Trump’s 90-day aid freeze has disrupted critical programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, affecting millions.

Critics call the move an “extinction-level event” for humanitarian aid.

  • artificialfishEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    So they are mass murderers. Good thing they didn’t rob a convenience store or they’d be in jail for life.