Usaf Outraged At Trumps Decision To Freeze International Aid

The Board of Directors of Universities South Africa USAf has expressed outrage over the United States federal governments recent decision to freeze international aid in the quest to stay true to President Donald Trumps America first policy stance.

On Trumps first day in office, he announced that all foreign assistance would be evaluated as to whether it makes the US safer, stronger and more prosperous.

USAf says this decision will have a severely negative impact on critical research which is currently being conducted across the globe.

USAf says the challenges facing humanity in the 21st century are both local and global in nature, necessitating system-to-system research collaborations more than ever before, if nations are to find lasting solutions to these common challenges.

USAf Chairperson Professor Francis Petersen says by withdrawing foreign aid, the Trump administration risks undoing progress realised in joint programmes, thus diminishing its global standing in the fight against poverty, hunger, disease, and natural disasters.