Trump Slashes US Humanitarian Aid Pledge as His Cuts Kill Hundreds of Thousands Globally | Common Dreams

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The US State Department said the funds will be tied to reform efforts pushed by the administration, as it warns individual UN agencies to "adapt, shrink, or die" -- all while giving massive handouts to billionaires.
52% : Al Jazeera reported that the reduced commitment "is a sharp contrast to the assistance of up to $17 billion the US has provided as the UN's leading funder in recent years.
47% : "The agreement requires the UN to consolidate humanitarian functions to reduce bureaucratic overhead, unnecessary duplication, and ideological creep," said the State Department.
33% : The Trump administration on Monday announced a commitment of $2 billion to United Nations humanitarian assistance efforts, a fraction of what the US has previously provided as President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts continue to wreak deadly havoc worldwide.

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