Joint Statement on Proposed Administration Cuts to Foreign Assistance – March 2018
A joint letter dated March 12, 2018 from various NGOs addressing concerns on proposed administration cuts to foreign assistance. As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepared to testify on the administration’s budget, a leading group of humanitarian, development and global health organizations released new data that shows just how devastating proposed cuts to the United States’ foreign aid budget would be to millions of people in the poorest countries.
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