USAid
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I ran aid programmes for 25 years – getting my car fixed at an Islamabad market taught me why they don’t work | Mohammad Altaf Afridi
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authent…
- Africa, Amazon rainforest, Americas, Animals, Biodiversity, Colombia, Conservation, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Environment, Gabon, Liberia, Nepal, South and Central Asia, Trees and forests, Trump administration, US foreign policy, US news, US politics, USAid, Wildlife, World news
‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who de…
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Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts
Papua New Guinea has one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the Asia-Pacific region, with many unaware th…
- Asia Pacific, Global development, Myanmar, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Thailand, United Nations, USAid, World news
Thailand to let Myanmar refugees work to counter aid cuts and labour shortages
The move, welcomed by UN, will allow thousands of people living in camps to support themselves and their famil…
- Aid, Business, Climate crisis, Earthquakes, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Food security, Global development, Humanitarian response, Infrastructure, Mountains, Natural disasters, Nepal, Nepal earthquake 2015, Society, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, USAid, World news
‘If I had to choose, I’d prefer the earthquake’: the 2015 disaster left Nepal in ruins, now record rains wreak fresh havoc
Despite attempts to build resilience by improving infrastructure and first response, extreme weather events an…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Global health, Health, Infant and child mortality, Infectious diseases, Malaria, Malnutrition, Polio, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Trump administration, US foreign policy, USAid, Women, World Health Organization, World news
Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics
Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced …
- Earthquakes, Myanmar, Natural disasters, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, US news, USAid, World news
Myanmar earthquake: China and others step into aid gap left by Trump cuts
US president accused of blowing up country’s ability to respond to disasters by removing fundingAs aid from Ch…
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Musk’s ‘Doge’ claim about USAid funds for India sets off political firestorm
Apparently baseless claim that $21m was given to help voter turnout seized on by Trump and Modi government Elo…
- Asia Pacific, Kiribati, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, US foreign policy, USAid, World news
Explainer: what will the withdrawal of USAid mean for the Pacific?
Analyst says while USAid supports hundreds of jobs, the most significant damage from Donald Trump’s cuts will …
- Afghanistan, Americas, Belarus, Colombia, Donald Trump, Europe, Global development, Iran, Journalist safety, Media, Middle East and North Africa, Myanmar, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, South and Central Asia, Ukraine, US news, USAid, World news
Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge of propaganda, say press freedom groups
Loss of USAid funds will sow ‘chaos and confusion’ and force independent media outlets to shut down, says RSF …
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US cedes ground to China with ‘self-inflicted wound’ of USAid shutdown, analysts say
Sudden suspension of aid funding a ‘perfect opportunity’ for Beijing to fill the gap and grow its own soft pow…