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Trump Foreign Aid Cuts Slammed As ‘Devastating’
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Cuts to foreign aid laid out in the White House’s proposed 2018 budget could have a dramatic effect on human rights, development and the environment around the world, advocates warn. The budget has little chance of passing in Congress, but does serve as a powerful statement of the Trump administration’s priorities — priorities that have …Read More
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Trump’s Proposed Cuts to Foreign Aid Would Harm the Most Vulnerable People in the World
American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the leading American Jewish human rights and development organization, strongly opposes President Trump’s proposed FY18 budget, which would harm the most vulnerable people in the world by slashing crucial aid and development programs and weakening institutions critical to upholding human rights worldwide.
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Act today! Tell Congress to oppose @POTUS 's cruel cuts to critical foreign aid & development programs. https://t.co/ofEOrBmB1r
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We are so inspired by Global Fund for Women's #Disruptors campaign, highlighting women who are challenging the status quo and fighting for... #Disruptors: Challenging the status quo for women's rights
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