What Trump’s assault on USAid means for the world – podcast | USAid

“My group, residing right here within the refugee camp, is already weak,” Sahat Zia tells Lucy Hough. “I’m very involved, particularly for the kids and the ladies.”

Sahat is a Rohingya activist and photographer based mostly in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. Listening to Donald Trump’s determination to chop USAid got here as a shock to Sahat. US overseas help is a lifeline for the various 1000’s of individuals within the camp, offering entry to meals, training and healthcare.

The Guardian columnist and author of the Lengthy Wave publication, Nesrine Malik, explains to Lucy simply how huge and assorted USAid’s work has been over the many years – from offering catastrophe reduction and the availability of medicines to democracy-building and the preservation of pure habitats.

The surprising determination to right away cease USAid’s operations has led to chaos internationally. Nesrine describes how Africa is the continent most uncovered, with soup kitchens closed and HIV remedy now not obtainable.

The Lengthy Wave: Why Trump’s USAid freeze endangers thousands and thousands

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