The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in US foreign funding.
President Trump has issued an executive order for a 90-day pause in all foreign aid including food aid while the administration undertakes an evaluation of the programs. In the executive order, Trump wrote,
A pause in this aid will have significant effects on Nigeria's economy as the West African most populous nation, hitherto, remains a major beneficiary. This may have significant impacts on the country's large,
Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on January 29 if and how they could resume work after the United States issued a waiver for “life-saving” assistance in President Donald Trump’s freeze on U.S. foreign aid.
The decision comes as President Donald Trump pushes for all government departments to prioritise ‘America First’.
U.S. foreign aid plays a critical role in tackling poverty, hunger, and inequality worldwide, which is why the Trump administration’s proposed freeze on foreign development assistance was met with public outrage and pushback from organizations, including Oxfam.
Trump administration changes have upended the US agency charged with providing humanitarian aid to countries overseas, with dozens of senior officials put on leave, thousands of contractors laid off,
Readers had a lot to say about my latest column on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed front-of-package labels. Most were in favor of the change and agreed that, if finalized, the labels would help them make better-informed nutrition choices.
The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of shuttering. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.
When foreign aid stops flowing, local leaders and diaspora communities can, under certain conditions, step in.
President Trump has appointed Chris Rocheleau as the acting FAA administrator following a tragic aircraft collision near Washington, D.C. Rocheleau, with over two decades of experience at the FAA ...
Man United and Tottenham are the joke clubs of the Premier League but have finished in the top eight of the Europa League. Make of that what you will…