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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

White House demands deep cuts to State, UN funds

The White House has instructed the State Department and the US mission to the United Nations to cut their budgets for UN programs nearly in half, including US peacekeeping and development assistance, two senior US officials told CNN on Monday.

The dramatic cuts, which include a 37%, or $20 billion, slash in funding for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development, reflect a desire by the Trump administration to reduce US commitments to international organizations.

Foreign Policy first reported the details of the White House's proposal to dramatically reduce spending on foreign aid.

US diplomats in New York had warned their UN counterparts about the likely "steep" cuts to US funding for the UN, one Western diplomat said, but not provided any details.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Like the idea to cut US tax dollars from the UN and cut Foreign Aide. Foreign aide is a con game so other Countries leaders can get rich from US tax payers and make their population poorer and more dependent on their Government. US does not have any accountability of this foreign aide. They just hand out the money.
Use this money to help our Vets, children and homeless.

Anonymous said...

Add our Seniors to the list and it will be complete.

Anonymous said...

If the appropriate cuts are made we will not need to cut services for seniors.

Anonymous said...

Work for WELFARE.

Anonymous said...

The UN is a den of evil good move. It is a start