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3 NGOs Suspend Work in Afghanistan after Taliban Bar Women

Three big international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programs in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration's order to stop female employees from working. The administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to send female staff home…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Slams Taliban for Women's NGO Jobs Ban in Afghanistan

The US has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. The Taliban takeover last year sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin and transformed the country, driving millions into poverty and hunger. Foreign aid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

More pressure on Rwanda as France condemns backing rebels

International pressure is growing on Rwanda as France is the latest party to openly accuse the country of supporting armed rebels in neighboring eastern Congo _ with possible repercussions for foreign aid that Kigali has long enjoyed

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Honour models for democracy

Since the 1998 ouster of the dictator Suharto -- who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for over three decades -- the world's fourth most populous nation has undergone a series of rapid changes. Once dependent on foreign aid to exercise its basic functions, Indonesia has firmly established itself as…

Bangkok Post

Pakistan central bank’s forex reserves fall to near four-year low

Announcement by the State Bank of Pakistan comes as the country is in dire need of foreign aid.

Al Jazeera

Red Cross: Afghans Will Struggle for Their Lives This Winter

More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. The group’s seizure of power in August 2021 sent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What is the UK’s current overseas aid budget? Jeremy Hunt rules out return to 0.7% target

Autumn budget reveals Government set to breach foreign aid spending cap, despite being legally committed to the target.

Evening Standard

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Conservatives go against 2019 manifesto pledge to keep foreign aid at 0.7% of gross national income

Autumn Statement says spend will be 0.5 per cent until April 2028

Evening Standard

Billions spent on ‘refugees and migrants’ in UK to be counted as foreign aid OLD

Senior Tories could rebel against the move, according to reports

The Independent UK

China’s vaccine vision turns crisis to opportunity

The COVID-19 outbreak could have decimated China’s reputation. Here's why it didn’t.

360info

UK Minister praises vital work of Lanarkshire foreign aid joint HQ

Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, stopped by East Kilbride's Abercrombie House during a visit to Scotland

Daily Record

Donors dig deep to prop up Pacific economies left reeling by the 'dire consequences of COVID'

New figures shows that foreign aid to the Pacific surged to record highs as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on regional economies, while Chinese development assistance fell to a new low.

ABC News

UK spending more on foreign aid at home than abroad, experts find

THE UK is now spending more of its international development budget at home than in poor developing countries, development experts have said.

The National (Scotland)

More of UK’s foreign aid budget spent in Britain than poor countries, study finds

Much of the pot is being spent on housing Ukrainian refugees, leaving less to fund humanitarian programmes in Africa and Asia.

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UK PM Sunak could freeze foreign aid for two more years -Telegraph

New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering freezing the country's foreign aid budget for an additional two years, the Telegraph reported on Friday, citing sources.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt in crunch talks today and may DELAY Halloween cuts plan

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is coming under mounting pressure not to cut benefits, foreign aid, the NHS or councils despite a £40bn black hole - and a medium-term fiscal plan on October 31 could be postponed

The Guardian - AU

Foreign aid gets $1.4bn budget boost but Australia still among least generous in OECD

Aid sector welcomes Albanese government’s commitment but says country ‘can and must do better’

The Conversation

Steadying foreign aid budget signals the government takes development seriously

On budget night in 2014, the Abbott government cut nearly $8 billion from Australia’s international development program, the largest-ever aid cuts. Programs in South-East Asia were cut by 30%. For a government obsessed with surplus, it was seen as a sort of political victimless crime. Yes, it would hurt foreigners,…

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Irish Mirror

Taoiseach hits back at RTE star Tommy Tiernan over criticism of Ireland's foreign aid budget

The comedian said the government was giving “not enough money and they know it”

Reuters

Canada seeks to boost foreign aid for food security - minister

An international food crisis exacerbated by the Ukraine war has spurred Canada to boost an over $6 billion annual foreign aid budget to help the most hard-hit countries in Africa and the Middle East, Canada's aid minister said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Democrats introduce push to allow foreign aid to fund abortions

Senate Democrats continue to struggle with optics of Roe response

Daily Record

Tory MSP accused of 'hypocrisy' for praising UK Government aid record as ministers slash spending

The UK currently spends about £11.5 billion each year on foreign aid after cutting the budget by £3 billion last year.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Affirms 'Full Support' for Lebanon to Overcome 'Difficult Circumstances'

Egypt renewed its “full support” for Lebanon to overcome its “difficult conditions”, pointing to the importance of reviving production rather than relying solely on foreign aid. Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Nivine El-Kabbag concluded a three-day visit to Beirut on Sunday, within the work program of the delegation of the…

The Guardian - AU

José Ramos-Horta accuses Alexander Downer of ‘distorting’ issues around 2004 Timor-Leste bugging

Exclusive: President of south-east Asian nation says Australia used cover of ‘supposedly altruistic foreign aid program’ to spy on behalf of oil companies

Tribune News Service

Dispute over oversight is at heart of Senate’s Ukraine aid delay

WASHINGTON — To many observers on Capitol Hill and in foreign aid circles, Sen. Rand Paul’s lonely opposition to swift passage of a $40 billion package of military, economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine is nothing new. The Kentucky Republican has a well-known penchant for spending hawkishness mixed with dovishness…

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