42 h. ago How Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid are imperiling Syria's war crimes investigations

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

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61 h. ago Trump administration wants to halve State Dept budget, slash foreign aid 75%

Trump administration wants to halve State Dept budget, slash foreign aid 75%  Reuters

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62 h. ago Pete Marocco, mastermind behind dismantling of USAID projects, leaves State Department

Pete Marocco, who led the dismantling of USAID under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, departs as critics accuse him of chaos and foreign aid cuts that gutted U.S. global development programs.

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3 d. ago How Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid have hobbled Syria's war crimes investigations

When Syria's Assad regime fell, victims gained access to archives on 130,000 missing people. Organizations compiling those documents lost U.S. funding under Trump, hobbling war crimes investigations.

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8 d. ago 'Death sentence': Advocates blast $1.3 billion in State Department food aid cuts

The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

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8 d. ago As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond

As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond  DC News Now

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2 w. ago The head of Africa CDC thought news of a U.S. aid freeze must be 'a joke.' Now what?

Dr. Jean Kaseya is now figuring out how to cope with the new foreign aid landscape.

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2 w. ago Trump’s U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Hobble Earthquake Response in Myanmar

While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.

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2 w. ago Washington formalizes plans to shutter USAID, dramatically cut foreign aid spending

Washington formalizes plans to shutter USAID, dramatically cut foreign aid spending  The Times of Israel

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2 w. ago After months of cuts, State Department says it's officially shuttering USAID

The State Department said it's officially shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what could deal a final blow to the beleaguered foreign aid agency.

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2 w. ago Rubio Says Information on Abducted Ukrainian Children Will Be Preserved

Lawmakers had feared that a database on children taken by Russia was deleted when funding was stopped as part of President Trump’s foreign aid cuts.

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2 w. ago New study shows impact of foreign aid cuts on HIV/Aids treatment

Study in the Lancet finds that with US and European cuts to foreign assistance programs the provide AIDS treatments and medicines there will be millions of news cases and deaths from AIDS in the coming years. Reporter: Emanuel; Editor: Davis

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3 w. ago As U.S. foreign aid grants get slashed, Greenland gets money for a dog race

Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland's national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway.

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3 w. ago Child malnutrition set to soar as U.S. and other countries slash foreign aid

Child malnutrition set to soar as U.S. and other countries slash foreign aid  Science

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4 w. ago As U.S. foreign aid programs grind to a halt, African health leaders look for a silver lining

Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality. A group of midwives helped but now their jobs are on the line — one of many cases where countries must try to keep such programs alive.

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4 w. ago US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID

US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID  The Conversation

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4 w. ago Gutting U.S.A.I.D. Was a Disaster. Here Is How to Move Forward.

Those who care about the world and America’s role in it need to create a new vision for how to help vulnerable people in other countries.

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4 w. ago U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Sudanese Refugees Fleeing Violence and Famine in Darfur

Just weeks after the U.S. government suspended its work in massive foreign aid cuts announced in January, humanitarians say much of the damage to critical programs has already been done.

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