Foreign Office reveals warnings about loss of influence over aid cuts Exclusive: A government consultation found concerns about the UK’s credibility abroad after Keir Starmer’s foreign aid cuts The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025
Government stalling in efforts to cut foreign aid spent on asylum seekers The government has been accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’, with aid organisations claiming ministers are in danger of a ‘reckless repeat’ of the previous Conservative government The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2025
Home Office plans to spend £2.2bn of foreign aid on asylum support this year International rules allow countries to count first-year costs of supporting refugees as overseas development assistance. Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2025
Labour struggling to slash 'unsustainable' foreign aid spending on asylum hotels, despite vow to end practice The Government is spending £2.2 billion of overseas development funds to house migrants Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2025
Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025
'They will die': Foreign aid cuts hit women and girls the hardest as NGOs face closure Reduced aid funding threatens the lives of women and girls worldwide as many NGOs that support them predict they will be forced to shut down soon. Euronews · Jun 4, 2025
Trump pushes Congress to cut $9.4bn in funding for NPR, PBS and foreign aid White House seeks to enshrine cuts Musk-led agency flagged, $8.3bn from state and USAID and $1.1bn from media The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2025
Rubio revises State Department overhaul plan amid Democratic blowback - Roll Call Secretary of State Marco Rubio revised his proposal to overhaul the department to include a secretary-level position to oversee foreign aid. Roll Call · May 29, 2025
Trump, GOP prep next chapter in spending cuts agenda - Roll Call The Trump administration is about to embark on the next phase of its plans to downsize the federal government with a broader budget request. Roll Call · May 29, 2025
Donald Trump must reverse his aid cuts and lift the death sentence on HIV patients THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As a new Independent documentary shows, by shutting off US foreign aid and abruptly stopping the supply of HIV drugs to developing countries, the US president has punished some of the poorest people on the planet The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV In his first hours as US president, Donald Trump signed an order freezing most foreign aid for 90 days — this included funding to PEPFAR, the global HIV programme credited with saving millions of lives. The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
New Zealand takes scalpel to foreign aid budget New Zealand foreign aid will fall to 0.24 per cent of gross national income, with particular cuts in climate finance in the government's latest budget. AAP · May 23, 2025
Miami Herald, Marco Rubio's Home State Outlet, Accuses Him of Abandoning Migrants For Political Gains: 'What a Betrayal' Secretary of State Marco Rubio, once a staunch foreign aid supporter and advocate for migrants escaping authoritarian regimes, has overseen the slashing of USAID and the ending of TPS for Venezuelans. Latin Times · May 22, 2025
Trump Admin Sought To Use $250 Million Earmarked For Foreign Aid To Fund Deportations, Including To Conflict Zones The Trump administration considered to use hundreds of millions earmarked for foreign aid to fund deportations, including to conflict zones like Haiti and Ukraine Latin Times · May 20, 2025
Roll Call · May 20, 2025 Rubio defends State Department reorganization in Hill testimony - Roll Call Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood by the controversial revamp of the department and the shuttering of some foreign aid programs.
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Trump eyes foreign aid funds to remove migrants including Ukrainians who came to the U.S. from war zones: report Hundreds of thousands of migrants, including those from Ukraine and Haiti, are reportedly being considered in the plans
The Independent UK · May 16, 2025 AP PHOTOS: Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished For years, the U.S. Agency for International Development had been the backbone of the humanitarian response in northeastern Nigeria, helping non-government organizations provide food, shelter and healthcare to millions of people. But this year, the Trump administration cut more than 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in…
The Conversation · May 15, 2025 Where do cuts to USAID leave the future of foreign aid in Africa? Podcast Three months after the Trump administration made drastic cuts to its aid agency, USAID, the effects are being felt across the world, particularly in Africa.
Roll Call · May 14, 2025 Palestinians face stark uncertainty as Trump tours Middle East - Roll Call Evaporation of U.S. development assistance has puts future economic viability of a sovereign state for Palestinians even further at risk.
The Conversation · May 6, 2025 Peace Corps isn’t just about helping others − it’s a key part of US public diplomacy Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, his administration has slashed the work of many U.S. government agencies, including those focused on foreign policy. Now, there is concern that the Peace Corps could join the other foreign aid programs the administration is trying to dismantle.
Roll Call · May 2, 2025 White House unveils reconciliation-augmented fiscal 2026 budget - Roll Call Donald Trump is proposing steep cuts to domestic and foreign aid spending for fiscal 2026 and increases for defense and border security.
The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2025 Coalition condemned over promised cuts to foreign aid if they win election Jane Hume’s announcement of $813m cut to foreign aid criticised by several Liberal party MPs and humanitarian groups
AAP · May 1, 2025 Miserly Australia tumbles down global generosity table Australia's peak group for foreign aid has attacked the coalition for planned cuts to development assistance while calling on Labor to lift its spend.
The Guardian - AU · May 1, 2025 Coalition costings reveal larger deficit over coming two years with cuts to foreign aid and environment programs Long-awaited costings of more than 200 policies show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power
The Conversation · Apr 30, 2025 Informal workers in Ghana’s chop bars get no benefit from foreign aid: donors are getting it wrong Informal street food caterers, popularly known as chop bars, are a key feature of Ghanaian city life. They offer the urban poor the cheapest food.