On Feb. 3, Devex revealed how the United Nations will suffer significant consequences from a recent United States decision to freeze foreign aid for 90 days.
On Jan. 24, the U.S. government announced that it would send stop-work letters to all recipients of USAID funding, which includes most United Nations agencies.
A U.N. survey, seen by Devex, identified the likely impact of the aid freeze on agencies. The survey found that the order had already started to impact major U.N. agencies including the World Food Programme, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization.
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About the authors
Colum Lynch
Colum Lynch is an award-winning reporter and Senior Global Reporter for Devex. He covers the intersection of development, diplomacy, and humanitarian relief at the United Nations and beyond. Prior to Devex, Colum reported on foreign policy and national security for Foreign Policy Magazine and the Washington Post. Colum was awarded the 2011 National Magazine Award for digital reporting for his blog Turtle Bay. He has also won an award for groundbreaking reporting on the U.N.’s failure to protect civilians in Darfur.
David Ainsworth@daveainsworth4
David Ainsworth is business editor at Devex, where he writes about finance and funding issues for development institutions. He was previously a senior writer and editor for magazines specializing in nonprofits in the U.K. and worked as a policy and communications specialist in the nonprofit sector for a number of years. His team specializes in understanding reports and data and what it teaches us about how development functions.
