According to Odaily, the Trump administration announced on the 1st that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will cease operations after nearly 64 years. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated that USAID will stop executing foreign aid tasks from this date, with some remaining projects aligned with Trump administration policies being transferred to the U.S. Department of State.
The statement highlighted that USAID has spent over $715 billion over the decades, creating a global network of non-governmental organizations funded by American taxpayers. However, since the end of the Cold War in the 1990s, its efforts have reportedly yielded minimal results, with development goals in aid-receiving regions rarely achieved. The statement also noted that instability often worsens and anti-American sentiment continues to rise.