MSF warns: USAID’s demise a ‘human-made disaster that will have dire health consequences worldwide'

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The UN's food and refugee agencies warn of deep service cuts as U.S. funding plummets under President Donald Trump. His administration has slashed 83% of programs funded by USAID, which had a $42.8 billion annual budget—42% of all global humanitarian aid. As vital support for millions worldwide is scaled back, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza welcomes Avril Benoît, Chief Executive Officer of Doctors Without Borders in the US (MSF USA). Prior to joining MSF, Ms. Benoît had a "distinguished 20-year career" with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as an award-winning broadcast journalist, documentary producer and international correspondent, reporting from Kenya, Burundi, India, and Brazil. 

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