Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does
The Trump administration has already cut the department's staff in half and overhauled much of the department’s work.
With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery
They first faced persecution in their country. Then a deadly crackdown by Myanmar’s army sent hundreds of thousands fleeing into Bangladesh. Driven from their ...
Internal USAID list provides snapshot of Trump cuts
A nearly 400-page list provided to Congress may give rare insight into the scope of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s cuts to ...
National Catholic Register2dOpinion
Could Cuts to USAID Present an Opportunity to Counter Ideological Colonization Linked to Foreign Aid?
Obianuju Ekeocha, founder and president of Culture of Life Africa, says aid model urgently needs revision, based on ...
Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump
Starting in 2021, HRFN convened funders to coordinate their responses to crises like the presidential assassination Haiti and ...
Opinion
Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
I’m Nicholas Kristof. I’m an opinion columnist for The New York Times. I’ve been covering the world since the 1980s, and I spend a lot of my time reporting in poor countries. And I’ve seen both ...
Truthout5d
Millions Could Die Within a Year Due to Musk-Led Foreign Aid Cuts, Report Finds
The sweeping U.S. cuts to foreign aid are potentially killing thousands of people a day due to factors like starvation and ...
"2 million dead by the end of the year": Ex-USAID chief says aid cuts will kill starving children
In the wake of USAID’s shuttering by billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, those familiar with USAID’s work have ...
Council on Foreign Relations11d
USAID Cuts Finalized and Other Headlines of the Day
Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the ...
Gulf Times14d
Making a better case for foreign aid
Within his first month back in the White House ... vulnerable and helping future generations prosper. As these massive aid cuts take effect, the risk of contagion is real. Unless the international ...
ABC News14d
UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff ... have affected operations and its “first cost saving efforts” will involve cutting ...
The New Indian Express14d
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
GENEVA: Trump administration freezes on US foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff ... have affected operations and its "first cost saving efforts" will involve ...