Worst Humanitarian Crisis in 70 Years Hits as Trump Slashes Foreign Aid
A malnourished child is processed by an aid worker for a UNICEF- funded health program in Baidoa town, the capital of the Bay region of south-western Somalia, on March 15, 2017.
Nairobi, Kenya (AP) -- The world's largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries on the brink of famine, just as President Donald Trump's proposed foreign aid cuts threaten to pull the United States from its historic role as the world's top emergency donor.
If the deep cuts are approved by Congress and the U.S. does not contribute to Africa's current crisis, experts warn that the continent's growing drought and famine could have far-ranging effects, including a new wave of migrants heading to Europe and possibly more support for Islamic extremist groups.