A U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official wrote in a series of memos that the Trump administration's upheaval of U.S. foreign aid will trigger devastating human costs. The big picture: With lifesaving services blocked,

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern African bureau, Bloomberg News said on Monday.

Health groups and non-governmental organizations expressed surprise and outrage Thursday and said many humanitarian programs would collapse after the Trump administration's decision to cut 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts.