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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Thu Jul 17, 2025, 07:48 PM Jul 2025

'Children Will Suffer,' UNICEF Warns, As GOP Guts Aid Group's Funding

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WASHINGTON ― Senate Republicans voted Thursday to cut U.S. funding for major foreign aid programs, including a historic organization responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to vulnerable children.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), created in the aftermath of World War II, has saved millions of lives by raising immunization rates for children across the world. As the world’s largest single vaccine procurer, the organization has helped to reduce the spread of diseases like polio, measles and smallpox.

UNICEF also provides critical support for children caught in violence and conflict, providing safe water, sanitation services, lifesaving supplies, health care, and nutrition to those in need.

The Trump administration, however, called this kind of humanitarian aid “antithetical to American interests” and requested it be rescinded. Citing examples of “wasteful” spending, it called for eliminating $137 million in funding for UNICEF that lawmakers previously approved for this year, as well as cutting spending for other humanitarian programs.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/children-suffer-unicef-warns-gop-154014180.html

Next time a Republican tells you they're pro-life spit in their face.

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'Children Will Suffer,' UNICEF Warns, As GOP Guts Aid Group's Funding (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 OP
The little ones, and the suffering of their parents trying to help them. electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #1
the "Christian pro-life" party DOES NOT CARE Skittles Jul 2025 #2
The GOP is only interest in babies in the womb not children. republianmushroom Jul 2025 #3

Skittles

(172,881 posts)
2. the "Christian pro-life" party DOES NOT CARE
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 08:12 PM
Jul 2025

MORE PROOF their "faith" is complete BULLSHIT (not that we NEED any more proof)

republianmushroom

(22,712 posts)
3. The GOP is only interest in babies in the womb not children.
Thu Jul 17, 2025, 08:41 PM
Jul 2025

Once the babies are out of the womb they are on their own in the GOP world.

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