MYSTERIOUS: 26 | Mind Blowing Facts

USAID workers are being allowed back to the office for 'approximately 15 minutes' to collect their belongings

The process is being conducted with strict time limits and security measures, and employees are required to acknowledge they have no official government records in their possession.

Fortune · Feb 26, 2025

‘Like being on the Titanic’: US aid workers fear there is no future in helping others

Trump’s order to stop work on aid projects around the globe has left dedicated staff shocked and demoralised

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2025

Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?, asks Halima Begum of Oxfam

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025

USAid workers to be ‘escorted’ back to collect belongings amid Trump shutdown bid

Staff at foreign aid agency who were put on leave to be allowed 15 minutes to retrieve personal items from office

The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2025

US retreat leaves Australia to weigh Pacific aid gaps

Donald Trump's aid freeze, dismantling of key agency USAID and reinstatement of the global gag rule will both shatter and shake up development assistance.

AAP · Feb 25, 2025

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States’ role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of his new term.

The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025

US judge issues deadline for Trump administration to pay foreign aid funds

The judge said that the administration had failed to comply with earlier orders that the funds be unfrozen.

Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2025

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Release Foreign Aid

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid funds following non-compliance with court order.

Top News · Feb 25, 2025

Aid freezes and withdrawals leave Sudan’s needy battling famine alone

US aid freeze shuts Sudan’s food kitchens, deepening famine as millions face acute hunger and displacement.

Al Jazeera · Feb 25, 2025

How Nutriset, a French company, has helped alleviate hunger and create jobs in some of the world’s poorest places

About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them – that’s one child every 10 seconds.

The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025