Overview

• Five hundred metric tons of high-energy biscuits stored in Dubai are set to be burned tomorrow at a cost of $130,000 after reaching their expiration date.
• The biscuits were purchased for $800,000 under the previous administration to feed children under five in war and disaster zones.
• USAID inventory lists show roughly 60,000 metric tons of U.S.-purchased food aid sitting idle in warehouses worldwide due to new approval protocols.
• Staff layoffs and a transfer of USAID oversight to DOGE have paralyzed logistics, preventing distribution of critical emergency rations.
• Aid workers warn that the waste of these supplies exacerbates malnutrition risks for children in crises from Afghanistan to Sudan and Gaza.