Friday, 4 May 2018

Trump wants to cut foreign aid to countries not voting with US at UN, including South Africa

Trump wants to cut foreign aid to countries not voting with US at UN, including South Africa

US President Donald Trump wants to cut foreign assistance dollars to countries who don't vote with the US at the United Nations (UN) – and South Africa is among these countries. South Africa received about $258m (R3.2bn) in the 2017/18 year according to USAid. The vast majority of the funds are spent on health initiatives. Every year the US state department compiles a report on voting practices at the UN. The report is then given to the US Congress. This report includes a comparison between the voting records of the US and other countrie
Read more: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/trump-wants-to-cut-foreign-aid-to-countries-not-voting-with-us-at-un-including-south-africa-20180430?source=Snapzu

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