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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biden ordered a similar review of  U.S. aid upon taking office

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/whats-next-foreign-aid-under-biden[/quote]

I have worked in global health since the first Bush administration. Nothing that any president has done to date, including the reviews, comes close to the absolute chaos of the past week. Literally no one knows what these orders mean, including senior State Department and USAID staff. Half of the Missions are telling our organization to do a full stop, including salaries, and the other half are saying to just stop programs and await instruction. Some are telling us to report on DEIA elements, and others are not. What is a DEIA element of a global health program? Is it work with disabled children promote [b]inclusion[/b] and [b]accessibility[/b] of schools? Is it working with ethnic minorities in a certain region who are over-represented in tuberculosis cases? We have no idea, and the Missions have no idea.

This is not just unprecedented, it's wildly under-considered. International development serves the interests of US foreign policy and national security by preventing disease outbreaks, curbing migration, preventing resource wars, and introducing anti-corruption mechanisms that allow more stable alliances. All of that is being torn down in the course of a week. [/quote]

I’d say your mission isn’t working since we got TB, Covid and 8 million illegal immigrants in the last 4 years.

Best to stop throwing good money after bad. [/quote]

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