A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.

Almost $500 million in food aid is at risk of spoilage as it sits in ports, ships and warehouses after funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, was paused by the Trump administration, according to a Feb. 10 report from a government watchdog.

The report from USAID’s inspector general highlighted the risks of “safeguarding and distribution” of $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration ordered almost all staff to be placed on leave and ordered a review of U.S. foreign assistance programs.

  • dx1@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    7 days ago

    realizing none of the remaining staff know how to operate those persons’ functions

    Anyone else see the Chinese movie “To Live”? The same basic thing happened, but in the context of a criticism of Maoism - guy’s daughter is speech impaired and they take her to the hospital to give birth, but the medical students have denounced the older doctors, and botch the delivery, so they have to fetch one out of imprisonment. Ironic that we see the same thing play out under Trump/Musk, isn’t it.