Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an African HIV-prevention program launched by President George W.

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a federal program that provides HIV medications, is one of the programs on pause during a 90-day review ordered by the Secretary of State.

The United States has approved an emergency humanitarian waiver allowing continued access to HIV treatment funded by the U.S. across 55 countries worldwide including Kenya. On January 29, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio authorized the waiver,

The Trump administration’s executive order pausing foreign aid programs has sent crash waves through relief organizations such as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), whi | Under an executive order,

Leaders of the global fight against HIV/AIDS let out a sigh of relief on Wednesday as the Donald Trump administration scaled back – at least temporarily – one of the most damaging policies of its first days in office.

After several days of worry that the global AIDS program might come to abrupt end, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a humanitarian waiver that appears to have restored funding.

On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s foreign aid pause threatens PEPFAR, risking delays in life-saving HIV treatments for 20 million globally.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was right to grant a waiver to PEPFAR on Tuesday. This program should be subject to a review, but funding is critical for it

US President Donald Trump’s life-threatening freeze of the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) must be seen by the ANC’s Cyril Ramaphosa as a clarion call to reduce unnecessary spending on VIP Protection, Blue Light Brigades, and other ANC luxuries to reduce South Africa’s dependence on foreign aid donations.

After Donald Trump froze nearly all U.S. foreign aid last week, international projects on health, education, food, and all other humanitarian areas were placed in jeopardy.