The Trump administration announced a significant expansion of the Mexico City Policy, barring U.S. foreign aid to those it says support “gender ideology” and diversity, equity and inclusion. Supporters praise the move as protecting U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding abortion internationally, while critics warn the restrictions undermine care for women and marginalized populations, according to NPR.

Sharp cuts to U.S. foreign aid for the World Food Programme have left refugees at the Kakuma camp in Kenya severely malnourished, with pregnant women facing life-threatening complications, reports ProPublica. Many families must choose between returning to starvation outside the hospital or staying indefinitely to access basic meals.

U.S. aid cuts have forced girls out of school and left women facing rising hunger, early marriage, and health risks in Uganda’s Rwamwanja refugee settlement, Nicholas Kristof writes.

Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces new fear and uncertainty after a U.S. aid freeze, the Associated Press reports. Activists say the loss of support has left many without protection or services.