Syria after Assad: why many Syrian refugees aren’t returning home
At the start of the new year, 115,000 Syrians had already returned home from Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. In December, the ...
Foreign Policy3d
Lebanon’s Demining Mission Faces Aid Uncertainty
A staff member with Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) holds a firing cable connected to an electronic detonator during demining ...
The Forward3dOpinion
What Jews around the world stand to lose from the shuttering of USAID
The agency targeted by the Trump administration was a living example of tzedakah that saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
Hobbling USAID could worsen conflicts and cost US more, former ambassador says | Opinion
Madison, former UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield talks about programs like USAID and their role in American diplomacy.
Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump
The Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid have defunded groups that campaign for LGBTQ+ communities and for democracy ...
The Lancet4dOpinion
The demise of USAID: time to rethink foreign aid?
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is no more. Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, has announced that 83 ...
Devex4d
Former chief economist talks on the end of USAID and what comes next
The abrupt dismantling of USAID damaged international relationships and caused preventable deaths. Former chief economist ...
In the wake of USAID’s gutting, the agency gets controversial new leaders
USAID still exists, though it’s a shell of its former self. The agency is getting new leadership, though the team doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
A fight for transparency and accountability is coming to the UN
If the U.S. insists on accountability in domestic spending, it should demand the same for every dollar spent abroad.
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Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job
Priya Kathpal, right, and Taylor Williamson, who work for a company doing contract work for the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, carry signs Feb. 10, 2025, outside the ...
Foreign Affairs5d
The Promise of the Egyptian Plan for Gaza
In a press conference with Jordanian King Abdullah in February, U.S. President Donald Trump touted his proposal that the ...
Northern Public Radio5d
Musk, DOGE violated Constitution, judge says. And, when egg prices might drop
Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency likely violated the Constitution when they effectively shut down the ...