Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave
Around 1,600 workers based in the United States will be laid off in a “reduction-in-force” effort, according to a notice on the US Agency for International Development’s website.
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US aid freeze stops crucial Pacific projects
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze has halted vital projects in the South Pacific, aid workers and analysts say, risking lives and hurting US efforts to woo the region.
US aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump’s purge
The agency said in a statement on its website that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7 and will concern “all USAID direct hire personnel… with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”
