Picture retrieved from USAID Lebanon's Facebook page.
BEIRUT — “The news was very painful to hear for me,” said Samia*, a remote consultant who works for a U.S. International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) on projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Beirut-based single mom is now left without a job, with family obligations to attend to.On Inauguration Day, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, including one that imposed a 90-day pause for almost all U.S. foreign aid, pending a review from his administration.“No further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States,” read the executive order on Jan. 20. Read also: What do Lebanese think about pro-Trump and pro-Massad Boulos posters? A subsequent...
BEIRUT — “The news was very painful to hear for me,” said Samia*, a remote consultant who works for a U.S. International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) on projects funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Beirut-based single mom is now left without a job, with family obligations to attend to.On Inauguration Day, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, including one that imposed a 90-day pause for almost all U.S. foreign aid, pending a review from his administration.“No further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States,” read the executive order on Jan. 20. Read also: What do Lebanese think about pro-Trump and pro-Massad Boulos posters? A...