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).
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze
Since the inauguration, the incoming Administration has imposed spending freezes and stop-work orders on a wide swath of American foreign-aid enterprises. Funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—which,
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.
Some evangelical leaders challenge Trump's immigration, foreign aid policies amid calls for unity
While the president has had broad support among evangelicals, one pastor was trying "to seek clarity," taking issue with ...
Sudan's civil war is starving thousands of children. Aid workers say Trump's aid freeze could cost more lives.
Sudan's civil war is starving millions of civilians, who rely largely on foreign aid that has come from the U.S. more than ...
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...
Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver, sources say
The U.S. has stopped purchases for foreign food aid programs since the Trump administration began a sweeping review of ...
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.
Why shutting down USAID could have major impacts on Gaza aid
The Trump administration's efforts to shut down USAID could impact humanitarian efforts in Gaza and abroad, international aid ...
Los Angeles launches online wildfire relief tool to navigate government aid programs
The city of Los Angeles has launched an online tool to help people affected by recent wildfires by simplifying the task of ...
Africa's top health official presses US to resume health aid
Africa's leading public health official will write to the U.S. Secretary of State on Thursday to highlight how the U.S. aid ...