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Trump news – live: White House communications director Bill Shine resigns as president arrives in Georgia – The Independent


Also for International Women’s Day, President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget proposal will include $100m (£77.6m) for a global women’s fund spearheaded by his daughter Ivanka Trump. 

 

The White House said the budget, expected to be released on Monday, will include the funding for the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. The administration last month launched the government-wide project, which she leads.

 
Ms Trump stressed the initiative was “working towards our goal of economically empowering 50 million women in developing countries by 2025.” She says the budget includes “a new $100m commitment” for the fund. 

The new initiative involves the State Department, the National Security Council and other agencies, as it aims to coordinate current programmes and develop new ones to help women in areas such as job training, financial support and legal or regulatory reforms. 

The funding will come through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which initially set up a $50m (£38m) fund for the effort using already budgeted money. The initiative will also be supported by programmes across the government, as well as private investment. 

Mr Trump has previously sought to cut USAID’s budget. 

The White House also is expected to announce that the president will nominate Kelley Eckels Currie to serve as an ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues. That position, established under President Barack Obama’s administration, had been vacant since Mr Trump took office. 

Ivanka Trump praised Ms Currie, who currently serves as the representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. She said Ms Currie “is a formidable partner on women’s economic empowerment and national security issues.”



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