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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.

Yemeni women carry blankets and lanterns distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Sanaa, Yemen.

The Irony Of A $930 Million Donation To Help Yemen

5:26pm April 04, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The money was pledged by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two countries that have fueled the country's humanitarian crisis. Aid groups from Yemen and beyond weigh in.

Mourners carry the coffin of one of six Afghan employees of the Red Cross killed in an attack in a remote northern province in February.

In Their Own Words: Why Armed Fighters Attack Aid Workers

3:07pm September 14, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

In the first study of its kind, researchers ask members of al-Shabab, the Haqqani network and the Taliban to explain why they attack the humanitarians trying to help them.