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Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching

The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group

The Independent UK

UN Migration Agency Laying Off Around 20% Of HQ Staff Amid US Aid Cuts: Sources

The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has launched more mass layoffs, impacting around a fifth of staff at its Geneva headquarters, employees said Friday.

International Business Times

'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever

The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.

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'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid

The Independent UK

Doubts Over Climate Funding As Donors Squeeze Aid

There are growing doubts about a pledge by rich nations to provide more climate finance to poorer nations, as foreign aid budgets are slashed and the US guts environmental spending.

International Business Times

District Court Rules Trump Violated Constitution by Usurping Congress's Spending Power

The decision involved administration attempts to withhold spending on foreign aid contracts, but has much broader implications.

Reason

'Getting Scary': US Aid Cuts Undermine Global Fight Against TB

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.

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Suspension of USAID funding by Trump administration likely violated Constitution, judge says

For the second time, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to pay out money Congress appropriated to foreign aid partners

The Independent UK

How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones

The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State Department’s critical diplomatic programs; it has also announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. As scholar Borja Santos Porras has noted, these measures may lead to modest savings, however, the long-term damage to the reputation…

The Conversation

Save the Children CEO Claims Trump's Aid Cuts Threaten the Lives of Millions of Kids Worldwide

Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts threaten the lives of millions of children worldwide, Save the Children CEO claims.

International Business Times

From staff cuts to aid reductions, 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, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States

The Independent UK

Judge Gives Hard Deadline To Trump Administration To Make USAID Payments After Legal Setback

The case stems from lawsuits filed by several non-profit organizations over the Trump administration's foreign aid freeze as part of a broader effort to cut federal spending

Latin Times

How Trump’s $2B court battle over foreign aid could reshape executive authority

Amid the chaos of the Trump administration’s first few weeks in office, a court case regarding the president’s legal right to stop payment of nearly US$2 billion in U.S. Agency for International Development contracts poses an important legal question whose answer may show just how strong the country’s separation of…

The Conversation

US foreign aid projects asked to justify their work in White House survey

Staff questioned on eccentric list of criteria that meet Trump administration’s new national security priorities

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US Ends Aid Supporting Opposition To Latin American Authoritarians: Report

U.S. programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in countries controlled by authoritarian parties in Latin America have been halted

Latin Times

U.S. Ends Aid Supporting Opposition To Latin American Authoritarians: Report

U.S. programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in countries controlled by authoritarian parties in Latin America have been halted

Salon

SCOTUS rejects Trump aid freeze

A divided Supreme Court narrowly ruled that Trump must release appropriated foreign aid payments

International Business Times

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Freeze $2 Bn In Foreign Aid

A divided US Supreme Court handed a legal defeat to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, rejecting his bid to freeze some $2 billion in foreign aid payments.

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The Guardian - US

Supreme court rejects Trump request to continue freezing $2bn in foreign aid

John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett join liberal justices to leave in place lower-court order on USAid cuts

The Independent UK

Supreme Court tells Trump to pay out $2 billion to USAID after rejecting his bid to pause spending

High court’s ruling clears the way for nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding to be released

The Conversation

USAID’s history shows decades of good work on behalf of America’s global interests, although not all its projects succeeded

The Trump administration’s sudden dismantling of nearly all foreign aid, including the work carried out by the U.S. Agency for International Development, has upended the government agency’s longtime strategic role in implementing American foreign policy.

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Starmer Blindsided by Shock Tax Raid Bombshell as PM Battles Major Foreign Aid Revolt

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer faces growing unrest within his party after his decision to slash foreign aid in favor of increased defense spending sparked backlash.

Evening Standard

Annie Lennox says UK will be hit by cuts to foreign aid

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said development assistance aid will be slashed to raise defence spending.

The Guardian - US

White House installs Trump loyalist to lead independent agency in push to reduce foreign aid

Peter Marocco assigned as head of Inter-American Foundation after White House fires president and CEO

The Independent UK

Voices: Musk is wrong about foreign aid – it’s how countries show their character to the world

IN FOCUS: The evidence shows international aid – when spent correctly – can bring tremendous benefits and save millions of lives, writes expert and author Stefan Dercon. But if helping people cope with deprivation won’t convince the Maga crowd, advocates of aid spending will have to try a different argument

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