UN, WHO Warn of Consequences of U.S. Aid Freezing

The UN and WHO say a freeze on U.S. foreign aid could bring widespread death and disease.

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00:00The United Nations and the World Health Organization are warning that the freezing of U.S. foreign

00:05aid could soon have dire consequences.

00:07U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered foreign assistance stopped for 90 days for a review

00:13of whether programs align with his foreign policy.

00:17The U.N. says Myanmar is among the countries that stands to suffer, with access to medical

00:22care disappearing and famine imminent in parts of the country.

00:26The WHO says HIV, measles, tuberculosis, polio and other diseases could all see a resurgence

00:34worldwide as U.S. funding dries up.

00:38Nine countries have reported failing procurement and supply chains for TB drugs, jeopardizing

00:45the lives of people with TB.

00:49Over the past two decades, U.S. support for TB services has helped to save almost 80 million

00:56lives.

00:57Those gains, too, are at risk.