Three American humanitarian workers were fired while in Myanmar, in Myanmar, a strong earthquake in that country, said the former Senior Officer, while the decision of the Trump administration to abolish foreign assistance to the disaster response.
As Reuters wrote, after traveling to the country of Southeast Asia, the three officers were told at the end of this week to be fired, said Marcia Wong, a former USAID Area Official (USAID).
– This team works incredibly hard, he focuses on providing humanitarian aid to those who need it. Get the news about your score cancellation – how can it be demoralizing? – said Wong, the former Deputy Administrator of the USAID Humanitarian Aid Office.
The Government of President Donald Trump promised to give at least nine million dollars to Myanmar after the earthquake of magnitude 7.7 in which more than 3300 people were killed. But the great cuts of his administration in USAID disrupted his ability to respond, while China, Russia, India and other nations hurried to help.
Wong said that their denunciations will take effect in a few months, as well as in contact with the remaining USAID staff and that she heard of cancellations after meeting all employees on Friday.
Former USAID employees say that most people who would coordinate the response dismissed, while the third partners in implementation have lost contracts.
The American State Department did not immediately answer the comment request, and State Secretary Marco Rubio rejected criticism that Washington responded slowly on the earthquake of the 28th. March because USAID was disbanded.
Instead, he told reporters in Brussels that Myanmar was not “the easiest place to work” and that the military government does not like the United States and prevents them from working in the country.
He stated that the United States will no longer be the world’s largest humanitarian donor, inviting other rich countries to strengthen the help of Myanmar.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
