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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which provides essential aid to over 20 countries, on Tuesday, announced suspension its US-funded humanitarian work due to President Trump‘s executive order to “re-evaluate” foreign aid. The NRC says that this suspension is the first in its history, and expresses regret at the significant impact that this will have on the thousands of people reliant on its ongoing global humanitarian operations.
US President Trump, upon re-entering office, issued a number of executive orders relating to US foreign spending. In particular, his executive order on 20 January 2025 enacted an immediate 90-day pause in “United States foreign development assistance” to “foreign countries and implementing non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors”. The executive order empowers the Office of Management and Budget to enforce the pause while assistance programs “reviewed” while determining whether they are consistent with US foreign policy.
The president has also announced a stop-work order directed to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has been challenged by federal unions. The blanket order immediately pauses the implementation of USAID activities.
Section 3(e) of the executive order allows the Secretary of State to waive the 90-day pause for “specific programs”. On January 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved an additional waiver for “life-saving humanitarian assistance during the period of the review”. His waiver directs any organizations undertaking essential humanitarian aid programs to “continue or resume work if they have stopped”. Essential aid is defined in the waiver as “core life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter, and subsistence assistance, as well as supplies and reasonable administrative costs as necessary to necessary to deliver such assistance.” It clarified that “non-life saving assistance” include access to family planning, abortions, diversity and inclusion programs and gender affirming care, and therefore do not fall under the scope of the waiver.
Despite this waiver, NRC says that this is not enough to cover the funding necessary for its programs. In a press release, it commented on the aid pause:
Trump’s actions in relation to foreign aid and his withdrawal of international organization memberships such as the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Human Rights Council have drawn concern regarding human rights.
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US President Trump, upon re-entering office, issued a number of executive orders relating to US foreign spending. In particular, his executive order on 20 January 2025 enacted an immediate 90-day pause in “United States foreign development assistance” to “foreign countries and implementing non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors”. The executive order empowers the Office of Management and Budget to enforce the pause while assistance programs “reviewed” while determining whether they are consistent with US foreign policy.
The president has also announced a stop-work order directed to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has been challenged by federal unions. The blanket order immediately pauses the implementation of USAID activities.
Section 3(e) of the executive order allows the Secretary of State to waive the 90-day pause for “specific programs”. On January 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved an additional waiver for “life-saving humanitarian assistance during the period of the review”. His waiver directs any organizations undertaking essential humanitarian aid programs to “continue or resume work if they have stopped”. Essential aid is defined in the waiver as “core life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter, and subsistence assistance, as well as supplies and reasonable administrative costs as necessary to necessary to deliver such assistance.” It clarified that “non-life saving assistance” include access to family planning, abortions, diversity and inclusion programs and gender affirming care, and therefore do not fall under the scope of the waiver.
Despite this waiver, NRC says that this is not enough to cover the funding necessary for its programs. In a press release, it commented on the aid pause:
The organization says that the order impacts its on-going emergency support in countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan, Sudan, South and Central America and Burkina Faso. In relation to the waiver, the NRC says that while it is welcome, it is ineffective if the US is not funding its partners:
The NGO also criticized the limited scope of the waiver, which excludes vital emergency education programs and “protection activities” for youth. NRC calls for steps to be taken to prevent aid disruption, especially in light of the US’s position as “the worlds largest donor in absolute terms”. It calls for the stop-work orders to be “fully lifted during the course of the review”.
Trump’s actions in relation to foreign aid and his withdrawal of international organization memberships such as the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Human Rights Council have drawn concern regarding human rights.
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