After President Trump’s aid freeze, 1,100 metric tons of emergency food rations in a Dubai warehouse faced expiration, leading to a deal that saved 622 metric tons, while 496 metric tons worth $793,000 will be destroyed. The delays in distribution, attributed to internal directives at USAID, highlight the chaos in U.S. humanitarian operations, with 319 million people globally facing food insecurity.
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A lot of food that was supposed to help people was almost thrown away because of delays in getting it to those in need, but thanks to a warning about wasting money, some of it was saved and will be sent to places where people are very hungry.