The missions of the United States Agency for International Development abroad ordered them to close it by Friday

Washington – All external tasks of the American Agency for International Development, or UsaidThe closure has been requested and all employees will be called on Friday, and multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.

the Recently appointed On Tuesday, the deputy agency’s deputy official met Maruku, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and ordered them to direct each employee of the United States Agency for International Development from their countries around the world by Friday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Maroco said that if the Foreign Ministry does not do, the employees will be evacuated by the US military.

Agency It provides humanitarian aid For more than 100 countries, including disaster relief, health and medical assistance, and emergency food programs.

The US International Development Agency has more than 10,000 employees, with about two -thirds of service abroad, according to Congress Research Service a report. The agency maintains more than 60 country and regional tasks.

Trump’s administration has The American Agency for International Development As the president and his allies – including billionaire Elon MuskHead of the Government Efficiency Department, or Dodge It seeks to reduce the size of the federal government.

The future of the agency – established in 1961 to combat poverty, promote democracy, and protect human rights and global health – is not certain now.

Musk said that the agency should be closed, on the pretext that it “cannot be repaired.”

When he was asked on Tuesday if he would end up with the US International Development Agency, Trump told reporters: “It seems like this.” The President also praised Musk to audit the agency.

“Look at all the fraud he found,” said Mr. Trump, adding that funding has gone to “all kinds of groups that do not deserve to obtain any money.”

But Dr. Atul Guande, former director of international health of the United Nations Agency for International Development, CBS News said The transition to targeting the agency is “dangerous for the country.”

“What we are talking about is disaster relief workers, we are talking about health workers and people who are in good condition and protect America all over the world,” said Jandi. “You are talking about 20 million people in Global HIV program This has reduced HIV around the world, as it will go without medication that keeps them alive. You are talking about the outbreak of diseases that have not been stopped, Such as bird fluWhere the monitoring was stopped in 49 countries.

In the fiscal year 2023, the United States Agency for International Development managed to manage more than $ 40 billion in credits, the Congress Research Service, an amount of less than 1 % of the total federal budget.

Most of this funding went to governance programs, and aims to help develop and promote democratic rule, followed by humanitarian and health programs, according to the report. The countries that got the largest amount of money in the fiscal year 2023 were Ukraine, Ethiopia and Jordan.

He contributed to this report.