CNN10d
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 ...
STAT8d
Trump administration allows some global aid to restart, but concerns remain on impact of USAID shutdown
The Trump administration has permitted the resumption of a range of global health initiatives despite its ongoing foreign aid freeze, offering a boost to programs targeting scourges like malaria ...
The New York Times6d
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Has Created Chaos. Here Is What to Know.
A map showing countries that have been affected by President Trump’s decision to halt foreign aid. Patients were told to leave a U.S.-funded refugee hospital. Most of the soup kitchens that feed ...
CNN6d
The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening
US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claims that the United States continues to ...
ABC News5d
Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainty
Organizations described being locked out of systems and unable to access funds. Despite verbal assurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio about allowing lifesaving humanitarian aid to continue ...
Reuters10d
Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver
Wheat, soy purchases for foreign aid halted since Trump review State Department waiver exempted food from aid freeze Freeze leaves farmers and aid groups scrambling Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. has ...
CNN10d
How the US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
The US system for monitoring global famine, FEWSNET, which is used throughout the world, has also been shut down amid the Trump administration’s aid freeze. “USAID has been a cornerstone of ...
Orlando Sentinel10d
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
Wrapped into the billions the U.S. spends annually on foreign aid — more than any other nation — are hundreds of grants for grassroots groups dedicated to fighting for democracy in ...
The Hill8d
Elites, criminal networks and aid failures drive the immigration crisis
Despite decades of U.S. aid and development programs, poverty, corruption and violence remain entrenched across El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The U.S. has invested billions to promote ...
The New York Times5d
One Very Real Problem Lost in the Politics of Aid Cuts: Child Malnutrition
As President Trump suspends a large share of foreign aid, the winner of my annual win-a-trip contest is reflecting on her reporting with me in Africa. The winner, Trisha Mukherjee, has written ...
Reuters8d
Dismantling of USAID leaves no staff to process aid waivers, sources say
Feb 7 (Reuters) - The dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration means there are no staff to process waivers submitted by food and other aid organizations hoping to resume operations under ...