5 of the Worst USAID Scandals in History
Foreign aid often is connected to wars overseas. The top five recipients of U.S. aid (including both USAID and non-USAID ...
Sorting out the facts on ‘waste and abuse’ at USAID
As President Donald Trump’s administration targets the U.S. Agency for International Development for closure or major ...
How Much the U.S. Spent on Foreign Aid—and Where It Went
The U.S. spends tens of billions of dollars on foreign aid, much of it on humanitarian assistance, though it also has ...
The world needs USAID
I was head of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 1999 to 2001. Before that, I lived and worked in East Africa ...
Sen. Joni Ernst: USAID Is a Rogue Agency
It dodges congressional questions about money that went to sex traffickers and the Wuhan virus lab.
As USAID Is Crushed, There Are Prospects—But Major Limits—For Private-Sector Action
Especially in vulnerable places, “aid is the only large-scale capital option.” Still, private capital may now be an essential ...
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NPR's global correspondents report on the effect of USAID's humanitarian funding cuts
Correspondents in Kyiv, Mumbai, Johannesburg, and Mexico City give examples of the effects of the Trump administration's gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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How Trump’s USAID shutdown threatens the world’s climate goals
USAID was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world — until Elon Musk showed up.
Fear, pain and hunger: The dire impact of U.S. funding cuts in Africa
Across Africa, the policies of the Trump administration are already having profound consequences for some of the world’s ...
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What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...