USAID cuts may lead to more than 14 million deaths globally, including 4.5 million children under 5 by 2030, researchers say

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 days ago

USAID cuts may lead to more than 14 million deaths globally, including 4.5 million children under 5 by 2030, researchers say

toomanypancakes@piefed.world · 4 days ago

Well yeah, that was their goal.

superniceperson@sh.itjust.works · 4 days ago

Let’s not pretend USAID was a good thing. The dummy in chief literally forgot to get briefed by its owners, the CIA, on what it actually does.

Though I have been enjoying the greatly reduced content from radio free asia, the east sinostan nonsense, and the various other USAID projects aimed at destabilizing china.

floofloof@lemmy.ca · 4 days ago

Let’s not pretend USAID was a good thing.

It was a program of soft imperial power, but also genuinely helped people. If 14 million people would have lived who will now die without it, it wasn’t entirely a bad thing. The Wikipedia page acknowledges its political purpose but also describes some of its good effects:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Agency_for_International_Development