The Trump administration has published $ 5.3 billion in foreign aid previously frozen, mainly for security and control programs, according to a list of examination examined by Reuters which included only limited humanitarian aid . The Office of International Security and Non-Poliferation, focused on the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, received 17 exemptions of more than $ 30.4 million, According to the list. It was also published 397 million dollars for a program supported by the United States in Pakistan with nuclear arms, an assistant from the Congress said that the use by Islamabad of F-16 fighter planes of American manufacturing for S ‘ Ensure that they are employed for operations to combat terrorism and not against Rival India. President Donald Trump ordered a 90 -day break on foreign aid shortly after taking office on January 20, interrupting everything, programs that fight famine and fatal diseases to the supply of shelters For millions of people displaced around the world. The frost triggered a rush by US officials and humanitarian organizations so that the exemptions continue programs. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that any foreign assistance had to line up with "America first" Priorities, issued to derogations at the end of January on military aid in Israel and Egypt, the best American allies in the Middle East, and for vital humanitarian aid, including food. The exemptions meant that these funds should have been spent. However, current and old US officials and help organizations say that few derogations in humanitarian aid have been approved. Reuters obtained a list of 243 other exceptions approved on February 13 totaling $ 5.3 billion. The list provides the most complete accounting of exempt funds, because Trump has ordered help freezing and reflects the desire for the White House to reduce aid for programs that it does not consider vital for US national security . The list identifies the programs that will be funded and the US government office manager. The vast majority of funds released – more than $ 4.1 billion – were programs administered by the American State Department’s political affairs office, which oversees arms sales and military assistance to others countries and groups. Other exemptions were in accordance with the repression of Trump’s immigration and efforts to stop the flow of illicit drugs in the United States, including the fatal fentanyl opioid. More than half of the programs that will be authorized to move forward are managed by the Office of International Affairs of Narcotics and State forces of the State Department, or INL, and aim to help fight trafficking drugs and illicit migration in the United States, according to the list. These exemptions were worth $ 293 million and included funds for databases to follow migrants, identify possible terrorists and share biometric information. A spokesperson for the State Department did not respond to a request for comments. Reuters could not determine whether certain exemptions had been granted but were not on the list. Trump has long done his words against Foreign Aid, who has on average less than 2% of the total federal spending over the past 20 years, according to the non -partisan committee for a responsible federal budget. Trump described the United States "foreign aid industry" as "In many antithetical cases with American values". The Department of Elon Musk’s government’s government efficiency made an effort to empty the American agency for international development, the main delivery mechanism for American foreign assistance and a critical tool in the United States "gentle power" To gain influence abroad. Unlike security -related programs, USAID programs have received less than $ 100 million in exemptions, according to the list. This is compared to around $ 40 billion in USAID programs administered each year before frost. Exempted USAID programs included $ 78 million for non -food humanitarian aid in Gaza, which was devastated by war. Of 56 million separate dollars were published for the International Committee of the Red Cross linked to the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, according to the list. The list has not included specific exemptions for some of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, notably Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Myanmar and Afghanistan, which means that the funds for these places seemed to remain . Security exemptions included $ 870 million for Taiwan programs, $ 336 million for the modernization of Philippine Security Forces and more than $ 21.5 million for throat vests and armored vehicles for national police and The border guards of Ukraine, according to the list. The largest exemption from non-security has been $ 500 million in funding for PEPFAR, the US flagship program to combat HIV / AIDS, which mainly finances health services in Africa and is credited with having saved millions lives. This is compared to the annual pepfar budget in 2024 $ 6.5 billion. Pepfar is administered by the World Health Bureau of the State Department.
The United States released $ 397 million for Pak F-16s surveillance
