Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The Trump administration has shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (Usaid)
• This closure could result in the death of fourteen million people from now until 2030
• The cessation of Usaid, which financed 43% of global humanitarian aid, will have devastating consequences around the world
• Usaid was created in 1961 with the purpose of promoting global economic prosperity and has been a crucial instrument for the United States
• The dissolution of this entity, has negative consequences for the development of the countries in which it operated
• Its disappearance can stimulate migrations and contribute to the uncontrolled spread and expansion of infectious diseases.

Conclusion: The situation is severe and calls on other countries, like those in Europe, to avoid cuts in their foreign aid.

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