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 a ‘death sentence’ for many humanitarian groups
Most humanitarian agencies operate just ahead of insolvency in the best of times, Nate Radomski, the executive director of American Jesuits International, says.
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
Head of NGO coalition says U.S. foreign aid freeze has been "devastating"
InterAction CEO Tom Hart sits down with Margaret Brennan to discuss the impact of the pause on foreign assistance. InterAction is a coalition of about 170 NGOs.
Trump’s freeze on HIV/Aids foreign aid is troubling news for the US — here’s why
Does America stand to lose anything if Pepfar disappears? What lies ahead for the US Agency for International Development? Are Trump’s executive orders even legal? Daily Maverick tackles key questions about the 90-day pause on US foreign aid.
In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue
One of the executive orders US President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance. The US Agency for International Development, USAID, was ordered to halt funding.
Investing In Global Humanitarian Aid To Build A Safer, Stronger America
As the U.S. undergoes a review of foreign assistance funding for effectiveness and alignment with U.S. interests, let’s not ...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt ...
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden ...
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Donald Trump's USAID shutdown disrupts global humanitarian efforts
When the Trump administration began on January 20, Anne Lin was senior community health adviser at the President's Malaria ...
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Musk and Trump aim to shut down USAID, leaving humanitarian work up in the air
USAID is in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and ...
How The U.N. Can Partner With Businesses To Offer Disaster Relief
If the U.N. Secretariat viewed businesses like Amazon as strategic partners instead of mere donors, vital aid and services ...
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Tech for refugees 2024: Transforming humanitarian aid through innovation
Tech For Refugees is a non-profit that funds technology organizations’ refugee relief efforts. The initiative recognizes that ...
Rubio exempting ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ from foreign aid restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday exempting “life-saving humanitarian assistance” from President ...
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US Marine Corps opens warehouse for aid, relief in Subic Freeport
Marine Corps opened on Tuesday, Feb. 3, a warehouse at a Naval Supply Depot inside the Subic Bay Freeport to store ...
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Trump’s Pause of U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America: An “America Last” Policy
The unprecedented pause and potential elimination of many U.S. foreign assistance programs, announced in President Trump’s ...