The United States has, for now, effectively stopped all aid spending. While in theory there are waivers for lifesaving food and drugs, *those waivers are all but worthless in practice* because there are neither the staff to administer them nor the financial systems to pay for them <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POqV49aWMJf3tF3-SKsfOxlW-vyUDBsU1CokQNIvsKGwPtY8k9gCp55QgNC_Qr90-O2O-7j2aALFUPTkmxdhJATq02CAvVsVaNdC5APilT4NvD1HXwS3lHc7wNqT5YoOzkNmOE2_cMCxVjeRMuC7m1vC47f8_EZzmP8N0jz-bu7FOsTdGY_0Uhq5HCss3ZxHJ8cTyny6lEnPCrDuYzh6dGsy635pfIzXeOv5NyVmercOt/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPGUmwAs6ZPjRkyAKNsPnW21sLp5us6UfHKIaFcqS40kvrz4g3KLfteKsnc0RL3OsG4Q=> . *Where are the cuts falling hardest?* My colleagues Miguel Antonio Tamonan and Alecsondra Kieren Si have once again been hard at work, charting the countries that are worst hit <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7SbuYLhSnY-kVRlycFZpxnztupz1mP064a7HlCcDvOyWz4tQPjIj-H7ctcmf6HnzuyQ3vpDvGZN_1tMX_Uz6AHVe2uZHVTqaUG2l2fgNhpo97RiHmA8rQQ3OJsVAmRXhEIRF9Xb2WLtkrfp3N95yuwdm4QBQ0xzOP2ScSyclWuZH8XsYgTZIjub0-hO1FKMdtGhFb4OhGarv0rjbhGGdTCtfD3ItxAMMWJDfYGYr1eTHcug==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPGUmwAs6ZPjRkyAKNsPnW21sLp5us6UfHKIaFcqS40kvrz4g3KLfteKsnc0RL3OsG4Q=> — including Ukraine, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jordan, and Afghanistan — and the sectors that will be worst affected <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7Sbv7HJLtJVVXgMbs30X3Q6_xoomPEyYePA-XNP4b6sl5xiAhubjNmSeSMoTJzh7q-Oysn3wg48sw4RB9JiBRiCiyZC7b9WvwOkirEUpVsz4MarcwYvu1SIB4OkE0thuiG6lU_aUDJrwsOZWtWTJ103JtCvBdt6u4vPzV9t9P9Eoc-owesGvF_DC-Fv0KA9UlTPObXbjecG2BI6-_xXZQStWD/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPGUmwAs6ZPjRkyAKNsPnW21sLp5us6UfHKIaFcqS40kvrz4g3KLfteKsnc0RL3OsG4Q=>, including humanitarian aid and global health. *Read:* Which countries would be worst hit by the US aid freeze? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7SbuYLhSnY-kVRlycFZpxnztupz1mP064a7HlCcDvOyWz4tQPjIj-H7ctcmf6HnzuyQ3vpDvGZN_1tMX_Uz6AHVe2uZHVTqaUG2l2fgNhpo97RiHmA8rQQ3OJsVAmRXhEIRF9Xb2WLtkrfp3N95yuwdm4QBQ0xzOP2ScSyclWuZH8XsYgTZIjub0-hO1FKMdtGhFb4OhGarv0rjbhGGdTCtfDJtisRnGQu5whduI_bRJE-Q==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPGUmwAs6ZPjRkyAKNsPnW21sLp5us6UfHKIaFcqS40kvrz4g3KLfteKsnc0RL3OsG4Q=> [image: Pro] <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPE8j-YEoCvI-Vbh2MzP--yAka5hvc3CjRw8JgBjoESkzuyGZwVNlFbq-hdQzAEoCUe8=> *Read more:* Which sectors are most vulnerable to US aid cuts? <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POp-u1cosIVwvdPz0UHv7Sbv7HJLtJVVXgMbs30X3Q6_xoomPEyYePA-XNP4b6sl5xiAhubjNmSeSMoTJzh7q-Oysn3wg48sw4RB9JiBRiCiyZC7b9WvwOkirEUpVsz4MarcwYvu1SIB4OkE0thuiG6lU_aUDJrwsOZWtWTJ103JtCvBdt6u4vPzV9t9P9Eoc-owesGvF_DC-Fv0KA9UlTPOnqWsWTaZepRNGgleGozm8/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPGUmwAs6ZPjRkyAKNsPnW21sLp5us6UfHKIaFcqS40kvrz4g3KLfteKsnc0RL3OsG4Q=> [image: Pro] <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYs9PVPE8j-YEoCvI-Vbh2MzP--yAka5hvc3CjRw8JgBjoESkzuyGZwVNlFbq-hdQzAEoCUe8=>