Foreign aid could help people stay in their home countries. Why cut it? | Opinion
Foreign aid helps foster conditions that improve people’s lives in their home countries to prevent them from leaving. US ...
Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030—and almost 3 million extra deaths
With the 24% cuts and PEPFAR discontinued, we estimated there could be 4.43 million to 10.75 million additional HIV ...
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US moves to shut USAID
US President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans Friday to effectively close the US international development agency USAID, formalising widely-criticised plans to dramatically cut foreign ...
Trump says US will help Myanmar after the earthquake – his cuts will make that difficult
The Trump administration, working with Elon Musk's teams, has gutted foreign assistance since Trump took office ...
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Remaining USAID staff fired, Trump says Myanmar will still get earthquake aid
Humanitarian aid experts expressed alarm at the new cuts to an agency whose humanitarian aid has gained Washington influence and saved lives across the globe for more than 60 years ...
Pakistan threatens to deport Afghan refugees after Donald Trump’s funding cuts
Pakistan is on the verge of deporting nearly 900,000 Afghan refugees after the Trump administration scrapped funding assistance to the country and froze resettlement programmes.
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WHO faces massive budget cuts after US withdrawal
"Even before the US decision to withdraw, we were facing significant financial challenges, and we had already started working ...
The Impact of the Trump Administration's Decision to Merge USAID with the State Department
The decision to close USAID and integrate its functions into the State Department was driven by the Trump administration's view that the agency had strayed from its original mission. US Secretary of ...
From Finland to the UK, European countries are slashing aid. What does it mean for climate funds?
Political changes, higher defence spending and a shift in focus towards national priorities have seen many European aid ...
Peter Marks, top FDA vaccine official, forced to resign
Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine regulator at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was forced to resign, citing Health and ...
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Employees brace for termination as Trump restructures USAID
The Donald Trump administration on Friday moved forward with a sweeping plan to dismantle the United States Agency for ...
Medical supplies in great need as international assistance flows into Myanmar after earthquake
Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to ...