How the US foreign aid freeze is intensifying humanitarian crises across the globe
Food distribution is being stopped. Health services are being shut down. Lifesaving aid is being tied up, with no way to disburse it. These aren’t warnings of what’s to come, but examples of what aid workers say is the fallout of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and the gutting of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze Sparks Confusion About What ‘Lifesaving’ Means
HIV clinics have closed. Food aid sits in storage. Classrooms have shut down. Every day that the 90-day aid freeze continues, over 1,000 more people will die of malaria.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
MIAMI — When President Trump froze foreign assistance, he argued the drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending. Experts say the suspension has another, far more serious consequence: emboldening authoritarian strongmen.
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
How Christian Groups Are Responding to Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze
Since the inauguration, the incoming Administration has imposed spending freezes and stop-work orders on a wide swath of American foreign-aid enterprises. Funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—which,
What does the data say about freeze on U.S. foreign aid operations?
The Trump administration has halted U.S. foreign aid distribution by placing USAID staff on leave, impacting global programs and creating uncertainty. U.S. foreign assistance totaled $71.9 billion in 2023, representing just 1.2% of federal spending. Ukraine received the largest share, followed by Israel, Ethiopia, and others.
Head of NGO coalition says U.S. foreign aid freeze has been "devastating"
InterAction CEO Tom Hart sits down with Margaret Brennan to discuss the impact of the pause on foreign assistance. InterAction is a coalition of about 170 NGOs.
Trump’s freeze on HIV/Aids foreign aid is troubling news for the US — here’s why
Does America stand to lose anything if Pepfar disappears? What lies ahead for the US Agency for International Development? Are Trump’s executive orders even legal? Daily Maverick tackles key questions about the 90-day pause on US foreign aid.
In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue
One of the executive orders US President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance. The US Agency for International Development, USAID, was ordered to halt funding.
UNAIDS Says U.S. Aid Freeze Causing a 'Lot of Confusion'
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. funding cuts in foreign aid are causing a "lot of confusion" on the ground despite a waiver being ...
Sudan's civil war is starving thousands of children. Aid workers say Trump's aid freeze could cost more lives.
Sudan's civil war is starving millions of civilians, who rely largely on foreign aid that has come from the U.S. more than ...
UN refugee boss urges donors to fill gap left by Trump aid freeze
The U.N. refugee agency has appealed to donors to bring forward planned payments after the Trump administration put hundreds ...
US aid freeze puts at risk Ukraine’s wartime help for frontline evacuees
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to freeze for 90 days the humanitarian aid that the United States provides to ...
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How Trump's Aid Freeze Is Threatening Colombia's Security, Anti-Drug Operations
President Donald Trump's executive order freezing foreign aid has dealt a blow to Colombia's military and police, weakening its ability to counter armed groups and drug trafficking organizations, ...
US aid freeze is new threat for ailing Myanmar refugees on Thai border
A team of doctors and nurses battled to revive Adabi, an 86-year-old Myanmar refugee fighting long-standing heart problems ...
Uganda's LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze
A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald ...
Nueces County agency pauses some services as it navigates brief freeze on federal funding
A Nueces County nonprofit has paused some of its services as it waits for the Trump administration's temporary freeze on ...