Nordic NGOs pay high price for standing up to new US aid rules
Major Nordic relief organisations have rejected the Trump administration’s new conditions requiring NGOs to “abandon” equality and diversity efforts. Some are phasing out their US-funded projects entirely, while others seek a pragmatic approach to the dilemma of rejecting US funding that could save lives. The US State Department brushes aside the concerns, saying to Development Today that objections to the new US policy have been “minimal.”
