The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations confirms that the US has allowed to resume food purchase and distribution activities under the existing agreements of the US International Development Agency (USAID).
Earlier, Washington issued an order to suspend the purchase of agricultural products produced by US farmers for donations, even if there was exemption from emergency food aid activities.
This decision was made after President Donald Trump asked to suspend all foreign aid for 90 days to review, to ensure the contributions in accordance with the foreign policy "prioritize the United States".
This suspension order not only directly affects the operation of WFP but also interrupts dozens of US -funded aids. Many aids are suspended from the food program for peace Title II, a program that costs about 2 billion dollars per year to provide food for poor countries. This program is co -managed by the US Department of Agriculture and USAID, playing an important role in international aid efforts.
According to the report of the USAID Inspector General Office, the suspension order has caused more than 500,000 tons of food - on the way to transport or ready to issue warehouses - trapped. The value of this food amounted to more than 489 million USD, facing the risk of damage, incurred expected storage costs and may even be lost.
The most severely affected countries include Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Sudan, Central Africa, Haiti and Mali, places that are dependent on food aids from the funding from the funding of the funding of USAID to deal with food crisis.
Humanitarian officials expressed concern that the lack of transparency in the efforts to cut and restructuring the Foreign Aid of the Trump administration has caused chaos and confusion. Aid organizations are forced to face great financial risks when continuing programs without a clear assurance of exemption.
Although the US State Department does not make an official comment, the removal of the suspension order is expected to help quickly overcome the serious consequences, and reaffirm the US commitment to the efforts. Global humanitarian force.
