The World Food Program and other organizations were informed that the U.S. had terminated some of their humanitarian programs in the Middle East, according to a United Nations official and a U.S. official. 

The officials told The Associated Press that the projects were being canceled “for the convenience of the U.S. Government."

The decision was made by Jeremy Lewin, an official at the Department of Government Efficiency headed by Elon Musk.

An official who works for the UN in the Middle East said the WFP got termination letters for projects in Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.

The U.S. is still funding a few remaining projects in Somalia, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, a USAID official told the AP.