The United States Agency for International Development sent out guidance to staff on how the agency should implement two executive orders U.S. President Donald Trump issued on his first day in office.
That includes Trump’s shutdown of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, or DEIA, programs across the U.S. government and a 90-day pause in disbursements of foreign aid, which was followed by the U.S. State Department issuing a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts and an immediate pause on new foreign aid spending.
The moves have received widespread condemnation by the aid sector and sparked confusion around what will happen next.