The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has faced significant funding cuts under the current administration. In March 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID ...

On the R.I. Report podcast, Edesia CEO Navyn Salem says the need to feed starving children remains acute amid a “roller ...

Learn more about the agency as President Trump pushes to eliminate it and terminates USAID contracts that provide lifesaving food aid.

The memo states that the “default position” is that all staff are reporting to work — except those who have been requested ...

Thousands of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees will be terminated by September as the ...

More women could die in pregnancy and childbirth due to “unprecedented” aid cuts that threaten to undo two decades of ...

With a single stroke of President Trump’s Sharpie pen, this has struck out US$60 billion (£39 billion) of US aid assistance, ...

Globally, there was a 40% decline in maternal deaths between 2000 and 2023, a report by UN agencies including the World Health Organization (WHO) showed on Monday, largely due to better access to esse ...

The WHO said the cuts were already rolling back vital services for maternal, newborn and child health in many countries.

the report stated. The dismantling of the Inter-American Foundation, coupled with the closure of USAID, has many worried about the future of Haiti, which is heavily dependent on foreign aid. Morse ...

USAID’s dismantlement is hitting Africa hard but unevenly. Some countries face 100% aid cuts. Here’s an overview of some of ...

Margot, a former contractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), struggles to stay optimistic in a ...