Cut to the bone One area that Rubio has consistently said would be (largely) spared is lifesaving aid such as emergency food assistance. But like the man, the picture is nuanced.
My colleague Ayenat Mersie reviewed the data to assess the implications <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7SbtA8tJ3JjWy0ej2FbqaiG-6aoTdmkxCwZCiyVu82Mp1V94pO9GwZR3wjGvbSELI1XaX-Hw6wEDqxBRsiJvu7IdlzMRW-9PhdPzpgb26uGBVqrB_ZQO0n4wd5QIv_aR5ldihFugn4cNE6_voH7WHtD1MdQNMispoSk6Oyu0R9Oj9e7GW9CdPOp3fz_Sq1o2lqSFOSgQT07LYEMJmC5I1bq7GdIsih5XZEvE_iyHGHqMAs4p87fhLiPxH8BB7C5kfAhM=/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9R9UPvMSqgV2K0iTzrbnW02arUKHpTEiPHIO8mXJm9txyNLIXAxTT9Pq3dDjLoDBPyw=> for emergency food aid, nutrition, food systems, and agriculture programming more broadly. The result offers a *snapshot of some of the organizations most affected by the terminations*, grouped into three categories: multilateral institutions, NGOs, and contractors. But given the inconsistencies and gaps in the leaked data <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POmNwJzgTCXPikj4urms1unJOKohBbZOOvm8Z9WelC-Ws76Z7Ckoi2bcX1J7ur9Q0x6aztQHjR4eaMWWSIVJf0y6pUqEhBZomCgxJhov18K7T8Ul59zJkPmUcVQcluOIypM3_c9ohOOsP0AKxPGNEqskfCXepHtNsITIzSrSsRC1tsrFQ0HoYtOM4bMwakdP9jz7D-wesWvB3bQUkNBqBd929xl_G9m5RcRkWr784yaOaRHGE7bJ13oIO3rAQmNbT9w==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9R9UPvMSqgV2K0iTzrbnW02arUKHpTEiPHIO8mXJm9txyNLIXAxTT9Pq3dDjLoDBPyw=>, the aim is not to provide an exhaustive accounting, but rather to offer *a look at where the cuts have landed hardest*. For example, programs linked to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9QSP7P_lLGlreX79OUYO-TN0FFxOZ5HVzujpNFBLz-7no-_N0bgQPsauhXZt8JYME4g=>, or FEWS NET, appeared on both the terminated and retained lists, making its future unclear. And the World Food Programme <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9USDDc4j_MXdA8irujPKOOopw5p34dV_wgKcoFrBh78R-8DURhtDwdRT9natyuYxVts=> was both among the most impacted by USAID <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9rayJ1iwOcOzMX0I5rjkPdQbw1gQ_KHDCDUgDopaqfoGDHN5XDN0LmSG5iEtP7CMNzk=>’s terminations and among those with the most funding preserved — a reflection of its size as one of USAID’s largest implementing partners. *Read:* Which USAID-funded food and agriculture programs were cut? Which remain? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7SbtA8tJ3JjWy0ej2FbqaiG-6aoTdmkxCwZCiyVu82Mp1V94pO9GwZR3wjGvbSELI1XaX-Hw6wEDqxBRsiJvu7IdlzMRW-9PhdPzpgb26uGBVqrB_ZQO0n4wd5QIv_aR5ldihFugn4cNE6_voH7WHtD1MdQNMispoSk6Oyu0R9Oj9e7GW9CdPOp3fz_Sq1o2lqSFOSgQT07LYEMJmC5I1bq7GrHuNPPTkVUE_MXgL3Jb9-S5RIMZ6rGTuLS6O9ZJ1qok=/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9R9UPvMSqgV2K0iTzrbnW02arUKHpTEiPHIO8mXJm9txyNLIXAxTT9Pq3dDjLoDBPyw=> <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZtA5w9SwZ0WzkPnVJNaGt9zD80v397SinSxOz5KexRQReA3_0R_FKjH5NMNS_wTtuPneZ99M=>
