Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls funding Foreign affairs minister Penny Wong says ‘hard strategic decisions’ need to be made The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025
Australia pivots foreign aid to Pacific to cover US cut Australia will shift $119 million of its foreign aid budget to the Pacific and Southeast Asia to plug holes in critical programs left by US cuts. AAP · Mar 25, 2025
How US foreign aid cuts are threatening independent media in former Soviet states Before Donald Trump’s administration suspended – and subsequently resumed – American military aid to Ukraine, it had announced its intention to cut 90% of United States Agency for International Development (USAid) foreign aid contracts. These funding cuts will endanger life around the world, including in Ukraine. The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025
AIDS pandemic risks 'resurging globally' amid US funding halt: UN The world risks returning to the worst days of the global AIDS pandemic following the sudden halt to US foreign aid funding, the UN's top AIDS official said Monday, warning millions would die. Radio France Internationale · Mar 24, 2025
Liberal backbenchers urge Coalition not to raid foreign aid budget to pay for rumoured $15bn defence boost Exclusive: Following in UK government’s footsteps may compromise Australia’s leadership in South Pacific, Liberal MPs say The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2025
Rethinking Foreign Aid: Rick Whitaker on New Paradigm for Infrastructure and Energy Resilience Whitaker's extensive experience at the policy level and in the field, spearheading fuel cell power plant initiatives, managing large-scale renewable energy and hydroelectric projects, and more informs his insights regarding reimagining how the US delivers infrastructure support overseas. International Business Times · Mar 21, 2025
Trump Admin Proposes USAID Overhaul, Seeks More Humanitarian Aid Power For State Department: Reports The Trump government is reportedly floating a proposal that will completely revamp the way the U.S. distributes foreign aid. The plans include the elimination of multiple bureaus under the USAID, as well as the transition of other programs into the State Department. International Business Times · Mar 21, 2025
With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery Frustration runs high in sprawling camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the freeze on American foreign aid The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Australia in discussions to avoid ‘devastating consequences’ of US aid cuts for Pacific nations Penny Wong says diplomats are consulting US government and ‘engaging with countries in our region’ to determine need for additional support The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2025
US isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID The Trump administration’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on March 18, 2025. The court order to pause the agency’s shuttering came days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that 83% of its programs had been cut. The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
Trump halted toxic Agent Orange cleanup Diplomats in Vietnam warned that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe Salon · Mar 19, 2025
Bill Gates warns he can’t make up funding difference after US government stripped global health payments: report Cuts to foreign aid have resulted in disruptions to life-saving health care in multiple countries The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Bill Gates reportedly warned Trump his foundation won’t be able to fund global health gaps if the administration keeps making major cuts Gates Foundation officials have previously said “no foundation” can effectively replace the U.S. government’s foreign aid funding. Fortune · Mar 18, 2025
'Anti-American'? US Questions UN Agencies, International Aid Groups Washington has questioned UN agencies, nonprofits and charities that received US funds on whether they have "communist" links or support "gender ideology", and other topics targeted by US President Donald Trump, a dozen groups told AFP. A list of 36 questions was sent to small and large organisations alike as… International Business Times · Mar 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2025 Ivory Coast is losing US aid as al-Qaida and other extremist groups are approaching The Trump administration's sweeping cuts in foreign aid have impacted programs in northern Ivory Coast to counter the spread of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group
International Business Times · Mar 14, 2025 UN Migration Agency Laying Off Around 20% Of HQ Staff Amid US Aid Cuts: Sources The UN migration agency, which has been hit hard by US foreign aid cuts, has launched more mass layoffs, impacting around a fifth of staff at its Geneva headquarters, employees said Friday.
LiveScience · Mar 13, 2025 'It is a dangerous strategy, and one for which we all may pay dearly': Dismantling USAID leaves the US more exposed to pandemics than ever The foreign aid program has been one of the country's best defenses against emerging infectious diseases. Without it, we are more vulnerable to a pandemic than ever.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid
International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025 Doubts Over Climate Funding As Donors Squeeze Aid There are growing doubts about a pledge by rich nations to provide more climate finance to poorer nations, as foreign aid budgets are slashed and the US guts environmental spending.
Reason · Mar 12, 2025 District Court Rules Trump Violated Constitution by Usurping Congress's Spending Power The decision involved administration attempts to withhold spending on foreign aid contracts, but has much broader implications.
International Business Times · Mar 11, 2025 'Getting Scary': US Aid Cuts Undermine Global Fight Against TB The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2025 Suspension of USAID funding by Trump administration likely violated Constitution, judge says For the second time, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to pay out money Congress appropriated to foreign aid partners
The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025 How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State Department’s critical diplomatic programs; it has also announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. As scholar Borja Santos Porras has noted, these measures may lead to modest savings, however, the long-term damage to the reputation…
International Business Times · Mar 11, 2025 Save the Children CEO Claims Trump's Aid Cuts Threaten the Lives of Millions of Kids Worldwide Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts threaten the lives of millions of children worldwide, Save the Children CEO claims.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025 From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States