How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned…
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Treating H.I.V. across dozens of nations. Stopping the forced labor of Chinese workers. Training Mexican and Colombian police in anti-narcotics enforcement. Those are just a tiny sample of aid programs…
Many Ukrainian Aid Groups Stop Work After Trump’s Halt on Foreign Assistance
A week after the Trump administration abruptly ordered a sweeping halt to U.S. foreign development aid, the effect is already being felt in war-torn Ukraine. Several humanitarian organizations say they…
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms to Israel and Egypt
A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does not apply to weapons support to Israel and Egypt and emergency food assistance, according to a…
As Trump Visits North Carolina, Battered Communities Hope for More Aid
Four months after Hurricane Helene unleashed deadly flooding and landslides that killed 104 people in North Carolina communities wedged across forests and mountains, the unsettling reality of an extremely slow,…
Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge.
Outside a warehouse in southern Gaza one day this week, a small crowd of men and boys waited their turn for a bit of the humanitarian aid that Gaza —…
Trump to Visit North Carolina and California, With Disaster Aid an Open Question
President Trump will take his first trip since returning to the White House on Friday to storm-ravaged North Carolina and California, which is suffering some of the most deadly and…
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Secretary of State Marco Rubio walked into the State Department on Tuesday for the first time in his new job, taking the reins of the main agency carrying out U.S.…
Food and Other Vital Aid Surges Into Gaza After 15 Months of Scarcity
The amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza surged dramatically on Sunday, with more than 630 trucks entering the impoverished and hungry enclave on the first day of the cease-fire, according…