aid

What to know about Lesotho, the country Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of'

5:19pm March 05, 2025

President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.

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USAID workers return to HQ to clear their desks, as Trump dismantles the agency

4:57pm February 27, 2025

Workers who served in the U.S. Agency for International Development were allowed a final and brief visit back to their offices to clear out their belongings on Thursday.

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The U.S. resumes hundreds of millions in security aid to Taiwan, annoying China

2:47pm February 27, 2025

The U.S. has unfrozen millions in security assistance for Taiwan, with an eye toward China.

The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. Navy sailors and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on Thursday.

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U.S. military says aid is now being delivered into Gaza over a floating pier

3:45am May 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

The shipment is the first in an operation that U.S. military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.

A U.S. Navy ship docks off the coast of the Gaza Valley area in the central Gaza Strip on April 29, 2024. The ship is expected to participate in the construction work of a floating naval dock to deliver more humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip announced in March.

The U.S. military pier off Gaza may soon be operating. Aid workers question its role

5:00am May 08, 2024

by Jeongyoon Han

With aid groups warning of famine and the war between Israel and Hamas entering its seventh month, the assistance is needed, but there are key questions about its effectiveness and security.

Volunteers unload food aid in Chena, Ethiopia, one of many parts of the world where conflict has fueled hunger.

Ukraine crisis raises question: Does food aid go equally to 'Black and white lives'?

5:52pm April 18, 2022

by Nurith Aizenman

That's what Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization and others ask in the wake of the outpouring of money to help Ukrainian victims of the war amid record levels of global hunger.

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Migrants heading toward the U.S. carry Honduran and Guatemalan national flags in Guatemala on Monday. President Trump has threatened to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador for failing to stop the caravan's journey.

Food, Peace Building, Legal Aid: What Trump Would Cut From Central America

7:41pm October 24, 2018

by Sean McMinn

As thousands of migrants move toward the U.S., these are the programs President Trump is threatening to cut in retaliation.

A man checks his phone to confirm that the charity GiveDirectly has transferred a cash grant to his account.

Which Foreign Aid Programs Work? The U.S. Runs A Test — But Won't Talk About It

7:37pm September 14, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

USAID has launched a series of experiments to see how traditional aid compares to giving people cash. The first results are in. And they're proving controversial.

This 2013 photo of schoolgirls in Haiti shows the slow progress in recovering from the 2010 earthquake.

The Lies We Tell About Foreign Aid

2:04pm June 04, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

In his new book, Pablo Yanguas argues that fudged numbers, shallow aid projects and politics have created a dysfunctional aid system.

A U.N. convoy carrying aid enters Douma, a besieged town in eastern Ghouta, Syria in March.

Syria Systematically Harasses Medical Aid Convoys

3:25pm April 13, 2018

by Menaka Wilhelm

It's part of the government's strategy to control the flow of aid to conflict zones — and prevent rebel forces from receiving life-saving supplies.