How the US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to disburse it. These aren’t warnings of what’s to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and the gutting of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Trump's foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world's authoritarian strongmen
When President Trump froze foreign assistance, he argued the drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending. Experts say the suspension has another, far more serious consequence: emboldening authoritarian strongmen.
In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue
A$95 billion worth of USAID programs have been brought to a screeching halt. It’s a devastating decision for developing nations, but also for US foreign policy.
Foreign aid freeze results in mass layoffs that could ‘crash’ the industry
Thousands of U.S. workers in the foreign development field are being furloughed or laid off, as the industry coffers run dry.
Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze leaves Pacific organisations scrambling
US-funded aid organisations across the Pacific say they're scrambling for answers following US President Donald Trump's executive order to freeze US Aid funding for 90 days.
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
President Trump’s sweeping spending freeze on U.S. foreign aid has immediate health consequences, writes Gavin Yamey.
‘Catastrophic’ layoffs hit foreign aid groups amid Trump admin funding freeze
Thousands of U.S. workers in the foreign development field are being furloughed or laid off, as the industry coffers run dry.
How Trump's federal aid freeze endangers people with disabilities
As a judge in Washington, D.C., considers further halting the Trump administration's freeze on federal funds, a new court filing shows the human cost.
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How ending foreign aid could damage U.S. national security
The Trump Administration is halting all foreign aid and dismantling the United States Agency for International Development, ...
U.S. aid void puts pressure on Europe, where some also turn inward
The sudden USAID freeze unleashed chaos for aid groups, but European governments cannot replace the sheer scale of U.S.
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Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
Frustration boiled over Wednesday among supporters of the United States' lead aid agency at a Washington rally, and anxious ...
UN refugee boss urges donors to fill gap left by Trump aid freeze
The U.N. refugee agency has appealed to donors to bring forward planned payments after the Trump administration put hundreds ...
Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks
Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian ...
‘Riviera’ in Gaza and Aid Agency Assault Capture Trump’s Vision of U.S. Power
Mr. Trump’s America First vision is a one-way street that erects walls to keep immigrants out but demands other territories ...
Australia makes gender equality key to foreign policy and aid
Gender equality will become central to Australia's foreign policy, diplomacy, trade and aid programmers under a new ...
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Program: United States pauses foreign aid spending
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. A 90-day pause in foreign development assistance was among the dozens of executive orders issued by ...