Trump's foreign aid suspension is 'a shock', head of French development agency says • FRANCE 24

FRANCE 24 spoke to the CEO of the French development agency AFD, Rémy Rioux. He discussed the situation of foreign aid worldwide after US President Donald Trump suspended US development aid and moved to close down USAID, the main US government agency responsible for foreign aid. "It's a shock for our world," Rioux said. According to the UN, the US covers 47 percent of the world's annual humanitarian aid needs. The UN also predicts that some 305 million people will need emergency humanitarian aid in 2025, which will require $47 billion. 
This interview was recorded on February 10, 2025.
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[RCR]

Too bad Europe (population 700+ million) can't come up with some money for food aid.

[joemascone]

Tell the french people to cover for it then problem solved

[Rhodophon]

This just highlights how insanely dependent Europe has been on America. America has 700+ military installations strewn across the planet. American troops frequently die in training accidents and the media barely covers it. American citizens _don't know what pensions are_ but they have to pay for pensions in Ukraine. They pay for Europe's peace dividend.
Enough. Look to your own defenses.

[Iliasilias]

Spend your own money Europe 🇪🇺 you ain’t getting a dime from us 🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸

[sionrouge]

Awww. EUROPE CANT FEED IT'S SELF ?

[unbreakable]

The US is 37 trillion in debt. Nough said.

[SeeLasSee]

US food aid mostly goes through the UN World Food Programme and is most of their budget. Not cut so far.

[cwejgdv]

American taxpayer money is not a human right to anyone except Americans

[jacobschnberg]

EU should get out of US treasures as fast as possible

[brandonhallam]

No mention of the UK doing the same so they could increase military spending?

[sgtpepperz]

I am disgusted by the fact that these people think we have endless money to spend for their causes...go fund your own schemes!

[johnrob]

I'm sure France will immediately be making up the difference.... hey hey hey hey

[sgtpepperz]

These people should go work and donate their monies instead of wasting their time protesting Aid cuts, bunch of mooches!

[philipmunusamy]

Y?
No more FREELOADING ON US TAXPAYERS GENEROSITY UH?

[commonsense]

Yada.... Yada.... Yada... The bottom line is this: There are more people in the World than available resources to house, feed, educate, and employee them all. AKA: Over Population. In the quest to house, feed, and employ everyone, and making 3rd World countries 2nd World countries, and 2nd World countries 1st World countries, directly contributes to reduction of natural resources, increased pollution, and global warming. This might not be humanitarian way of thinking about humans, but it is for all other species and the planet. JUST SAYING...

[kristiankruse]

Just a bit of free advice for the guy
Perhaps you should rethink the name and especially the logo of his organization

[NorwayToday]

Well, step up to the plate rather than virtue signal if France cares so much.

[pashoya]

most of the money used for USAID has benifited us just as much as the rest of the world.

let me simplify it for you:
stopping plagues in foreign countries before they come to America is without a doubt a massive benefit to American citizens.

Thats just one example out of thousands of ways that money is generally speaking well spent worldwide.

[BoSaw-tckm]

😂😂😂😂 Trump makes America's democracy together with its dignity go down the drain