Israel and Egypt are exempt from the freezing of funds from this agency, which in 2023 helped 180 countries, with Ukraine at the top (over 17.000 million), followed by Israel (3.300 million). Donald Trump continues with his policy of closing organizations and withdrawing the US from many international institutions.

USAID aims to assist countries recovering from disaster and contributes a significant proportion of the world's aid budget. But now, according to Elon Musk, it is being completely shut down.

By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Monday locked U.S. Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in downtown Washington DC as it moved to shutter the agency,