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US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray

The United States Agency for International Development has suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies

The Independent UK

US, UN halt food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray over diverted shipments

USAID and the World Food Programme announced on Wednesday they were freezing food aid to the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia "until further notice", after finding shipments were diverted to local markets.

Radio France Internationale

USAID Pauses Food Assistance to Tigray Region of Ethiopia amid Theft

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday the temporary suspension of its food assistance to the Tigray region of Ethiopia. While describing the move as a "difficult decision", USAID Administrator Samantha Power said the agency recently discovered that food aid intended for people of the region,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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USAID pauses food assistance to Tigray region of Ethiopia

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday the temporary suspension of its food assistance to the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Reuters

US halts food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray, citing illicit sales

USAID head says shipments will resume to war-torn region in Ethiopia only after ‘oversight measures are in place’.

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Democratic appropriator urges end to aid to Northern Triangle countries - Roll Call

Rep. Norma J. Torres, a Democratic appropriators, says the US should stop providing aid to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.

Roll Call

U.S. to help journalists globally defend against legal threats

The United States on Tuesday launched a program to defend journalists around the world from legal threats aimed at silencing critical voices, a growing tactic that top U.S. aid official Samantha Power described as "lawfare."

Reuters

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Sudan: thousands flee Khartoum as civilian casualties escalate

Lack of supplies and rising prices add to perilous journey by road to Egyptian border and Port Sudan

The Guardian - UK

Sudan unrest: evacuations intensify as US warns of humanitarian crisis

US agency sends in disaster response teams as western nations pull diplomats and citizens out of strife-torn country

The Guardian - UK

US deploying disaster response team for Sudan as it faces humanitarian crisis

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a team of disaster response experts for Sudan in the region to coordinate the humanitarian response as fighting rocks the country, USAID head Samantha Power said on Sunday.

Reuters

GOP takes up arms against Biden’s energy, climate spending plan

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s budget request would allocate billions of dollars for climate and low-carbon energy programs just as Republicans press for less environmental protection and more fossil fuel production, muddying the outlook for potential areas of agreement.

Tribune News Service

GOP takes up arms against Biden's energy, climate spending plan - Roll Call

Biden's budget request would spend billions on climate and low-carbon energy programs as Republicans press for more fossil fuel production.

Roll Call

Aid to quake-hit Syria slowed by sanctions, war's divisions

Aid workers say getting aid into Syria after this week’s devastating earthquake has been hampered by the country’s deep fragmentation from years of war

The Independent UK

U.S. deploys disaster response team following earthquake in Turkey, Syria -statement

The United States has deployed a team of disaster response specialists after an earthquake killed more than 2,700 people in Turkey and northwest Syria, USAID Administrator Samantha Power said on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Inspections of Ukrainian grain ships halved since October

Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain and other food exports have slowed to half their peak rate under a U.N.-brokered wartime agreement

Asharq Al-Awsat

Washington Increases Aid to Lebanon, Urges Election of President

USAID Administrator Samantha Power concluded on Friday her multi-day visit to Lebanon where she announced additional humanitarian and educational aid and discussed with officials the importance of urgent action to respond to the economic crisis, elect a President and form a cabinet. Power held in Beirut a series of meetings…

The Independent UK

Amid crisis, Hezbollah seeks ally in next Lebanese president

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says he wants the next Lebanese president to be a figure who won't “betray" the Iran-backed faction

The Independent UK

US to give Lebanon $80.5 million in aid amid economic crisis

The United States has announced that it will give $80.5 million in aid for food assistance and solar-powered water pumping stations in the crisis-battered country of Lebanon

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U.S. pledges $72 million aid to feed Lebanese amid crisis

The United States pledged $72 million in humanitarian assistance to Lebanon on Wednesday aimed at helping to feed hundreds of thousands of Lebanese struggling to put food on the table, the director of USAID Samantha Power said during a visit to Lebanon.

The Independent UK

Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies

Diplomats are calling on Ethiopia’s federal authorities and their rivals in the northern region of Tigray to agree to a cease-fire as heavy fighting raises growing humanitarian fears

The Independent UK

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

Ukraine's emergency service says the death toll from a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has risen to 11

The Independent UK

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

The U.S. has deployed its international development chief to Ukraine on Thursday, the highest-ranking American official to visit the country since Russia illegally annexed the four regions

Reuters

Countries step up to try and avert famine in Horn of Africa

Countries on Wednesday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in additional aid for the Horn of Africa as they sounded the alarm on a drought in the region and looming famines in Somalia and other countries.

Foreign Affairs

The Unkept Promises of Western Aid

How donor countries cook their books and let down the developing world.

The Independent UK

USAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption

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