Counting the costs <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7Sbv7HJLtJVVXgMbs30X3Q6_xoomPEyYePA-XNP4b6sl5xiAhubjNmSeSMoTJzh7q-Oysn3wg48sw4RB9JiBRiCiyZC7b9WvwOkirEUpVsz4MagNrdKdVjccVZLT-6qm9dYJiTpnY8ARVtNRavNF5bw4YoAL_1r4UyXtkuEfOTt81QOtC3syZz8P6vC4J-ovjSHFaUsWofJMfKbRO3Rf0ZB_K/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwgMGeJr9I729tIu-ZW4cAMRn7wIZqwtNcKc2PFQVhnuvBZQb4vVn_JWrILQeOEOaKeQ=> It’s been a long hard month since the Trump administration set its sights on USAID, unleashing a funding freeze that’s thrown global aid into chaos — from supply chains to emergency response.
Devex analyst Miguel Antonio Tamonan has been tracking the fallout daily, crunching the numbers to reveal the full scale of the damage <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7Sbv7HJLtJVVXgMbs30X3Q6_xoomPEyYePA-XNP4b6sl5xiAhubjNmSeSMoTJzh7q-Oysn3wg48sw4RB9JiBRiCiyZC7b9WvwOkirEUpVsz4MagNrdKdVjccVZLT-6qm9dYJiTpnY8ARVtNRavNF5bw4YoAL_1r4UyXtkuEfOTt81QOtC3syZz8P6vC4J-ovjSHFL7Ml9e9fHwvr3UhSS2FwA/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwgMGeJr9I729tIu-ZW4cAMRn7wIZqwtNcKc2PFQVhnuvBZQb4vVn_JWrILQeOEOaKeQ=>. His latest dive into OECD’s Creditor Reporting System paints a stark picture: the U.S. is the world’s biggest bilateral donor, yet its foreign aid priorities are now hanging by a thread. Here’s a taster of what Miguel found: - Of the $223.3 billion in total official development assistance from Development Assistance Committee <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwdAHOkfnVaU1Ntp1m1vxCxziW_Us2XxiRoSLcrVYq_GgsC7r4Sbjs3jtZFBFGyrE9VM=> members, *the U.S. contributed $64.7 billion — almost 30%*. - Subtracting humanitarian relief, admin costs, and in-donor refugee costs, *USAID had $27.5 billion for sector-specific programs*. The top priority in 2023 was government and civil society, which received $13.6 billion, up 25.8% from 2022. - *U.S. funding comprised over 50% of global ODA for 17 key areas in 2023*, including malaria control, narcotics control, and tuberculosis programs. If the freeze continues, some funding could vanish entirely, threatening progress decades in the making. *Read:* Which sectors are most vulnerable to US aid cuts <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7Sbv7HJLtJVVXgMbs30X3Q6_xoomPEyYePA-XNP4b6sl5xiAhubjNmSeSMoTJzh7q-Oysn3wg48sw4RB9JiBRiCiyZC7b9WvwOkirEUpVsz4MagNrdKdVjccVZLT-6qm9dYJiTpnY8ARVtNRavNF5bw4YoAL_1r4UyXtkuEfOTt81QOtC3syZz8P6vC4J-ovjSHEREAHD3bvpMnOh_7o-df5n/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwgMGeJr9I729tIu-ZW4cAMRn7wIZqwtNcKc2PFQVhnuvBZQb4vVn_JWrILQeOEOaKeQ=>
