The Trump administration has ordered a freeze of all foreign assistance, except military funding and special highly militarized emergency aid that goes to Israel and Egypt. It has also ordered the closure of the Washington D.C. headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is working to permanently shutter the agency.  

Vital and lifesaving work around the world has ground to a halt: soup kitchens closing in Sudan, health clinics shuttering in Haiti, and essential programs halting across Latin America, the Middle East, and more.