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Trump Admin to Destroy Enough Emergency Food to Feed Every Child in Gaza for a Week Due to DOGE Dismantling USAID
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, JUL 15 – Nearly 500 metric tons of emergency food aid worth $800,000 will be destroyed due to bureaucratic delays and new approval rules after USAID was dismantled, officials said.
- The Trump administration intends to destroy close to 500 tons of emergency food supplies that were originally meant to aid children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, following a May directive.
- This follows the dismantling of USAID earlier this year and transferring its operations to the State Department, which now requires approval to distribute aid.
- Despite repeated requests from USAID workers to distribute the food, officials did not approve shipments, leaving the aid to expire unused in warehouses.
- The emergency food supply, valued at around $800,000 and sufficient to nourish millions of children for several days, is scheduled to be destroyed, incurring an additional cost of $130,000.
- The destruction amid widespread malnutrition risks worsening global hunger and highlights extensive cuts to U.S. humanitarian aid programs.
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