**US Questions UN Aid Agencies on Alleged Anti-American Affiliations**

Sun Mar 16 2025 09:00:37 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)
**US Questions UN Aid Agencies on Alleged Anti-American Affiliations**

The US government’s scrutiny of UN aid agencies raises concerns about the future of international humanitarian efforts amidst planned spending cuts.


The United States has sent a set of 36 probing questions to various UN aid organizations, pressing them to clarify any potential ties to ideologies deemed "anti-American." The form, circulated by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), includes inquiries about affiliations with communism and direct funding from nations like China or Iran. This initiative comes in the wake of a broader cost-reduction campaign overseen by the Trump administration, which has already limited foreign aid across numerous channels.

Prominent humanitarian entities, such as the UN Refugee Agency and the International Committee of the Red Cross, received these queries, which some organizations deem threatening. The agencies worry that these inquiries signal potential US withdrawal from humanitarian responsibilities or restructuring of its partnership with the UN. In fact, the US impasse with the World Health Organization following its exit has amplified fears regarding the country’s commitment to global aid.

As the OMB aims to reassess aid funding and its ideological affiliations, questions on the form hint at a deeper examination of how aid might align with or impact US economic interests—such as enhancing domestic production chains and resource acquisition. This prospector's angle, alongside inquiries that might contradict the humanitarian principles of neutrality, suggest an underlying political agenda.

Aid workers have voiced concerns about the binary nature of the questions, likening them to a no-win scenario, and some UN agencies, like the UN Human Rights Office, declined to fill out the questionnaire, indicating that many questions were only marginally relevant or inapplicable to their operational tenets.

As concerns mount within the humanitarian sector, experts emphasize the delicate balance between adhering to humanitarian principles and navigating a politically charged funding landscape.

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