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BIZARRE: Usaid - What They Never Told You

28-year-old DOGE operative gutted USAID and liquidated all 60 overseas missions. Internal emails reveal he hadn’t even legally accepted the job offer

'He was the equivalent of an administrative ghost.'

We Got This Covered · 12h ago

US forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El Niño

Exclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliberate military strategy?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26

Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services

Opposition to US-led quarantine center in Kenya follows sweeping funding cuts and withdrawal from WHO

The Guardian - US · Oct 19

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Into the uncanny valley of ‘Musk’

Alex Gibney knows a thing or two about confidence men. The director has probed the hubris of Enron executives, the political grift of Jack Abramoff and the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes’ blood-testing company, to name a few. So where does Elon Musk fit into that Mount Rushmore of…

Roll Call · Oct 13

The human cost of global aid cuts – and how Scotland is bucking the trend

INTERNATIONAL aid budgets are being slashed across the world with devastating – if undercovered – consequences ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 9

Young, pregnant and desperate: Aid cuts risk Mozambique’s teen pregnancy fight

ON THE GROUND: ‘When girls are not in school, they are vulnerable to early marriage, to pregnancy, to trajectories that are almost impossible to reverse,’ one expert tells Twanda Karombo

The Independent UK · Oct 9

New humanitarian players hit UN sidelines in search of galvanizing force to counter aid cuts

New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts

The Independent UK · Sep 25

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A $3.2 Billion Showdown: Democrats say Trump is redirecting aid and letting millions expire

Democratic Sens. Patty Murray and Brian Schatz say the Trump administration plans to allow $725 million to reach the deadline without directing the money toward new projects. They also allege that the White House is redirecting another $2.5 billion, which Congress had approved for global health and development programs, to…

The Economic Times · Sep 23

Climate disasters are growing. So are cuts to programs that prepare for them

Millions of people face deadly climate-related disasters as international aid programs are slashed

The Independent UK · Sep 23

What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts

The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanitarian donor

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Healthcare in Africa ‘under growing strain’ after US withdrawal from aid programs, report warns

Accra Reset’s report states countries in the region and global south should take greater control of their health development after USAID debacle

The Guardian - US · Sep 21

Elon Musk’s DOGE swiped $329 million in humanitarian funding from Nepal, leaving a Gen Z tech revolution to transform the budding country’s economy

After the Trump administration gutted USAID, Nepal’s private sector has stepped up to energize its young workforce and strengthen its financial independence.

Fortune · Sep 20

Trump's man at the UN: Senate leader's son-in-law tapped to lead World Food Programme amid deepening global hunger crisis

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted Luke Lindberg as the nominee for World Food Programme leadership. Lindberg, a senior US agricultural official, was recommended by Guterres and Qu Dongyu. He currently serves as the US Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. The World Food…

The Economic Times · Sep 15

An anonymous Connecticut family gave Americares $50 million to plug part of the aid gap

An anonymous family has gifted fifty million dollars to Americares, marking its largest donation ever. This significant contribution will fund healthcare access for one hundred million people globally. The organization also plans to bolster health centers within the United States. This private funding arrives after US government aid cuts impacted…

The Economic Times · Sep 9

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The Independent UK · Sep 9

An unnamed donor responds to global aid cuts with a record gift for the nonprofit Americares

A major American aid group has promised to send more medicines to high-need areas around the world with the support of a record large donation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6

Lessons for the aid sector

Letters: USAID’s closure was abrupt, but no PR campaign will bring it back, says Monica Kappiantari

The Independent UK · Sep 4

The women and babies dying because of Trump’s aid cuts in Afghanistan: ‘100 per cent preventable’

SPECIAL REPORT: At least 161 deaths have been linked to the disruption that followed US aid cuts by new research, Liz Cookman reports. Half of them were women who died during pregnancy or childbirth, and 30 were newborn or foetal deaths

The Guardian - US · Sep 2

‘Pitiful’: experts condemn initial US aid contribution for Nepal flood victims

Sum of $500,000 has been increased as death toll passes 1,000 but specialists decry Trump dismantling of USAID

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The Independent UK · Sep 1

Trump cut climate aid to Nepal – just over a year later devastating floods struck

Jeremy Konyndyk, who ran the US Agency for International Development (USAID) response to the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, has criticised the government for closing climate and disaster-focused programmes in the Himalayas

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters

Editorial: The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries

International Business Times UK · Aug 17

Trump Administration Directs $2B in Foreign Aid to Faith Organisations Following Deep Cuts to USAID Infrastructure

The Trump administration reallocates £1.56 billion to Christian humanitarian organisations, marking the largest aid shift to religious groups in decades, sparking debate over the exclusion of secular and Jewish organisations.

International Business Times UK · Aug 16

Elon Musk Faces Widespread International Outrage After Feeding USAID 'Into the Wood Chipper' at DOGE

Elon Musk faces fierce global backlash after devastating the USAID budget during his brief stint at DOGE, triggering a massive healthcare crisis and a sweeping consumer boycott.

International Business Times UK · Aug 14

Mothers, Babies Started Dying in Nepal After Trump-Musk USAID Cuts Shuttered Lifesaving Programmes

US foreign aid cuts have led to the closure of maternal health programmes in Nepal, resulting in increased deaths among pregnant women and newborns.

The Guardian - US · Aug 14

Karoline Leavitt leaves behind a legacy of lies. What’s next for the Trump aide?

The press secretary’s communication style made her eminently qualified for a role in this administration

International Business Times UK · Aug 13

Nepali Village Had Zero Newborn Deaths in 2024, Then Usaid Cuts Hit and Babies Started Dying Again

A Nepalese village sees a rise in infant deaths after US funding cuts to a maternal health programme, highlighting the critical impact of international aid on local healthcare.

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