Humanitarian, U.S. foreign aid

US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands of contractors laid off,
Despite Waiver From U.S. on Aid Freeze, Health and Humanitarian Groups Uncertain if They Can Proceed
Cindy McCain, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, inspects relief items donated by USAID at the World Food Programme warehouse, during her visit to assess the drought conditions and food security at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana county,
A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
US State Department grants waiver on aid freeze for ‘life-saving humanitarian’ assistance
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backpedalled on the near-total freeze of US foreign aid, stating that ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ would be continued during the 90-day review period. There is widespread uncertainty about which programmes fall under the new waiver among global and South African health organisations.
President Trump’s executive order suspending foreign aid is reckless and cruel
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 27, 2025. The ...
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America’s foreign aid pause puts lives at risk
Americans would be in danger, too. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US army veteran, rammed his Ford pickup into a crowd in ...
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden ...
Trump foreign aid pause not contingent on domestic hurricane, fire recovery | Fact check
Trump signed an executive order to pause foreign development aid. The order doesn't mention Florida, North Carolina, ...
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding ...
How Trump’s foreign aid shutdown affects the world, in three graphs
President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on nearly all U.S. foreign aid froze a globe-spanning apparatus that provides ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented ...
Risch proposes bill to block US foreign aid from funding abortions
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch and GOP senators on Thursday are expected to roll out a ...