The New York Times5d
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 ...
Wall Street Journal3d
How Much the U.S. Spent on Foreign Aid—and Where It Went
The U.S. was the world’s largest funder of foreign aid for decades—propping up education, health services and human rights in developing countries and supporting the militaries of strategic ...
ABC News4d
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 ...
CNN5d
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 ...
Reuters6d
Trump’s aid freeze sparks mayhem around the world
Aid freeze affects programs across globe, causing confusion and fear USAID turmoil worsens aid distribution issues, staff fired or barred from communication Essential services halted, risking ...
Reuters9d
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 ...
The Art Museum of South Texas expands visual accessibility with ReBokeh app collaboration
ReBokeh’s introduction to the museum marks another step in expanding accessibility for individuals with visual impairments, ensuring they can fully engage with the arts. The collaboration comes just ...
Business Insider8d
USAID is on Trump and Musk's cost-cutting list. Here's where the foreign aid agency spends its money.
Proposed cuts to the US Agency for International Development could reduce assistance to Ukraine, Jordan, and Ethiopia. Data for fiscal year 2024 shows that USAID distributed nearly $32.5 billion ...
New York Post9d
USAID was rotten, but Trump needs the ‘soft power’ of foreign aid done right
In an ideal world, USAID strengthens US influence through soft power. At just over $40 billion, USAID’s annual budget is a small fraction of the Department of Defense’s annual allocation of ...
CNN9d
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 ...
The Hill7d
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 ...