According to an inspector general, Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s “Dodge” agency’s decision to cut USAID is at risk of deteriorating Half half billion dollars. (Ig) report Issued on Monday.
After staff reduces and frozen funds, the US agency is responsible for providing humanitarian aid around the world – including food, water, shelter and emergency health care – struggling to work.
The report states that “the recent widespread staff reduction in the agency… with uncertainty about foreign aid exemptions and legitimate communications with executives, taxpayers are financing. Has reduced the ability to distribute and protect humanitarian aid. “
According to USAID staff, this uncertainty has helped more than $ 489 million in ports, transit, and warehouses, which threatens error, unexpected storage requirements and twist.
Nearly 10,000 staff have a US employment, with more than 60 -thirds posted in more than 60 missions in overseas agency in several countries. The entire staff was kept on administrative leave on Saturday with limited exception.
The decision has already spread chaos and destruction for those receiving foreign aid, such as one of the world’s most relief states in Malvi.
According to the report, being frozen from foreign aid sweeps has also made it difficult to detect the potential misuse of financing humanitarian aid from US taxpayers.
“While USAID [office of inspector general] Earlier, the Partner’s testing scope identified the gaps, 10 USAID staff reported that the anti -terrorism examining unit that supports humanitarian aid programming in recent times It has been reported not to report the work (because the staff has been set on an administrative leave or they have been placed on an administrative leave) and thus no one can examine the partner, “the report states.
The agency requires that programs be reviewed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza to ensure safe use of US taxpayers’ funds. However, lack of workers to test programs can result in unintentional financial support to terrorist groups.
