The US agency for international development workers was allowed to re -establish the headquarters in Washington on Thursday to re -establish the headquarters to re -establish the administration of President Donald Trump that it was cutting the agency’s assistance contracts over 90%.
Trump ordered a 90-day stagnation on all foreign aids in January to ensure that all projects funded with the US taxpayer’s money were formed with his “America First” policy.
To prevent the order, and upcoming work orders, the USAID was thrown into the turmoil, stopped the operation of the agency worldwide, endangering the distribution of life-saving food and medical aid and thrown global human relief efforts into chaos.
Trump assigned billionaire and advisor Elon Musk to shrink to the federal government as part of an unprecedented push to disintegrate USAID, which both say the two say they both say they are useless expenses and misuse of money.
Thousands of employees were kept on leave and contractors were abolished, in which workers stopped entering the agency headquarters in Washington city. Most of the people on leave are not expected to be restored.
USAID employee Ketleen Harwood gestures were cleaned by USAID workers after hugging their cousin.
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USAID workers left the agency headquarters on Thursday, with a mixture of fellow laborers and members of about 80 people, to applaud and cheers, to show their support.
An 8 -year -old girl whose father was inside the building to clean her cubical after 30 years at USAID, gave a handmade indication that wrote: “I am proud to be proud of you.”
In his other hand, he held an American flag. Her mother was standing next to her under a umbrella to mold a stable drizzle, saying that she did not want her daughter or family to be recognized with fear of vengeance.
“We are still calling criminals to serve our country for 30 years,” he said.
USAD workers reacted a woman after cleaning their desk
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61 -year -old Angela Stephens, who works at USAID in its communication department since 2008, said it was an emotional and tragic day for the employees there.
Stephens said, “When a new administration comes, there is always a change. What we did not expect was the complete disruption of our agency. I do not know what I am going to do next.”
Review fast faster
A spokesman for the US State Department said on Wednesday that USAID assessed 6,200 multi-year awards and decided to finish about 5,800 of them with a decrease of $ 54 billion, 92%.
The spokesperson said the Trump administration went into a “fast complete” review after the intervention of a federal judge and ordered the administration to issue frozen funds to foreign aid contractors and grant recipients. The order was stopped late on Wednesday by Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts.
Pit Maroko, who is currently working as a Deputy Administrator of USAID and director of foreign aid in the State Department, asked to file in a court that it would have been extremely difficult to pay by the deadline imposed by the original court.
The spokesperson said that there are important awards including food aid, life saving medical treatment and other important support for HIV.
However, many of the largest US-funded HIV/AIDS programs in South Africa were told that according to three senior leaders in health organizations, their funding would not be resumed, while a global non-profit that works on malaria and mother and newborn health, canceled most of its contracts.
The United Nations agency UNAIDS canceled its contract with USAID to deal with HIV and AIDS, shown in documents reviewed by Reuters.
