Belgium has urged the United States not to destroy a stockpile of millions of euros worth of women's contraceptives bound for African countries, the foreign minister said on Friday.

The contraceptives were purchased by the US foreign aid agency USAID under former president Joe Biden to be provided to women in some of the world's poorest countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

But Donald Trump's administration, which is dismantling USAID, confirmed last month it intends to destroy the contraceptives being stored in a Belgian warehouse, sparking outcry among NGOs and women's groups.

"We continue through diplomatic channels to vigorously advocate against such waste," Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said.

According to several media reports, the unexpired products – still US

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