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As a future of US foreign aid cuts comes into focus, so do efforts to respond
Even for people who study international development, it’s been hard to understand all the ways U.S. cuts have impacted the field. The think tank Rethink Priorities, which prioritizes ...
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USAID edges closer to a shutdown; Democrats demand details on White House’s Starlink use
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to White House officials Monday expressing serious concerns about ...
US ends lifesaving food aid, World Food Program calls it a ‘death sentence'
The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in impoverished countries.
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Devex Pro Insider: USAID workers get RIF’ed off, and are philanthropists funding projects ‘to death’?
The Trump administration is planning to send RIFs to all remaining USAID staff in the coming months; WEF founder Klaus Schwab ...
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In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence
Notably absent from the aftermath of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in the poor Southeast Asian nation Myanmar: the uniquely ...
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How will the deep cuts at the Centers for Disease Control affect global programs?
The U.S. agency has not released information on what global programs were cut this week. NPR spoke to current employees who ...
USAID Shutdown Inadvertently Helps China: Former USAID Foreign Services Officer Sounds Alarm On Cuts
Bryan Enslein, co-founder at Global Build Collaborative, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the dismantling of USAID.
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Will Federal Workers Rediscover Their Militancy?
Trump has destroyed a federal system of labor relations that helped contain conflict for decades. The move could have ...