How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.
Trump re-evaluates all foreign aid including food aid
President Trump has issued an executive order for a 90-day pause in all foreign aid including food aid while the administration undertakes an evaluation of the programs. In the executive order, Trump wrote,
Trump freeze on foreign aid felt around the world
Suspension impacts 5 energy, 4 economic growth, and 5 agri programmes, several others in education and health in Pakistan.
Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth fleeing Venezuela was disbanded. In Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala,
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Causes Fear of H.I.V. Resurgence in Africa
Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.
Chaos and uncertainty swirl around Trump’s foreign aid freeze
President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all foreign assistance is fueling chaos and uncertainty in Washington and across the world.
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after ...
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Despite waiver, health and humanitarian groups uncertain
Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on January 29 if and how they could resume work after ...
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Vilsack to become CEO of World Food Prize Foundation
Vilsack’s work as CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation will focus on expanding its global network, supporting the group’s position as a leader in addressing global food insecurity.
Troubled time
“Such measures, if prolonged, could lead to rises in new infections and deaths, reversing decades of progress and potentially ...
RFK Jr faces tough questions on Medicaid and Medicare in tense Senate confirmation hearing
During a tense confirmation hearing for the position of the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to ...
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Israel jeopardising ‘any prospect of peace’, says UNRWA chief
The United States, under new President Donald Trump, supports what it called Israel’s “sovereign right” to close UNRWA’s ...
US freeze on foreign aid funding is a 'death sentence' for people in need, NGOs warn
US President Donald Trump has ordered most foreign assistance to be halted for 90 days pending a review, causing alarm among ...