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USAID went into the woodchipper, and we’re all paying a price
After the Trump administration’s assaults on USAID, and pushback from its allies, where are we today? Well, a lot of ...
I was furloughed from my global public health job due to the USAID freeze. Foreign aid makes the US safer and stronger.
American soft power is threatened as USAID pauses programs, says Kirsten Weeks, a global public health leader with over 25 ...
Gutting of USAID leaves agricultural research at land grant universities dangling
US Agency for International Development funds financed many forms of university ag research. Now the money is gone, and so is ...
As a former USAID director, I saw firsthand their good work. Here are some examples.
A Nassau County man, who spent nearly 30 years with USAID, laments the abrupt shutdown of the agency and shares some of its ...
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Trump's foreign aid cuts are a 'slow-running disaster', former USAID administrator says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, J. Brian Atwood, who was head of USAID under Bill Clinton, warned that US President Donald ...
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Africa food security programme to lose $40m in USAID funding
An Africa-based food security NGO said Wednesday it had lost $40 million in grants following aid cuts by US President Donald Trump. The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a Kenya-base ...
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USAID cuts halt Yale-led efforts to build global health infrastructure
Scientists warn that the consequences of their project suspensions could undo years of progress in strengthening healthcare ...
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Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.
Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on ...
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Catholic charity efforts in Middle East harmed by USAID cuts: report
The Trump administration s cuts to the U S Agency for International Development have harmed significant humanitarian projects ...
Pete Marocco, mastermind behind dismantling of USAID projects, leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, who led the dismantling of USAID under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, departs as critics accuse him of chaos ...
Official who oversaw shrinking of USAID departs State Department
Peter Marocco left his role as Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance, a position in which he oversaw severe cutbacks ...