President John F. Kennedy established USAID in 1961 to administer foreign aid and development assistance. In the 2023 fiscal year, it disbursed almost $44 billion for projects in 160 countries and ...

I’ve had a career in international development and foreign assistance for 20 years and have worked side-by-side with USAID for most of it. And it’s all gone, nearly. But first, let me back up.

The contraction is linked to the United States’ decision to cut aid to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by 90 per cent. Fitch noted that international aid is a key ...

Surah Yusuf, the 12th surah of the holy Qur'an, a Makki Surah. It gives the lesson on patience, faith, and divine wisdom. Named after the Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), whose life is so abounding with trials ...

Amid the flurry of executive orders President Trump signed on his first day in office was one that called for a 90-day pause and review of all foreign assistance programs. Three months later, that ...

Taking apart the US Agency for International Development (USAID) could deprive African governments in dire need of solar energy expertise, over and above the loss of crucial grant funding schemes ...

Memorial Wall to Fallen USAID Staffers Is Removed From the Agency's Former Building WASHINGTON (AP) — Contractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen ...

The Trump administration’s drastic reductions to USAID funding, including a recent halt to some lifesaving humanitarian programs, have sent shockwaves from D.C. to remote communities around the ...

April 30 (SeeNews) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resumed its work in Bosnia after an audit by the president Donald Trump administration showed that the agency's Sarajevo ...

The Climate Resilient Cereals Innovation Lab, previously funded by USAID, will continue its research on wheat, sorghum, rice and millet. Senator Jerry Moran is credited with helping secure the ...

“In late February and early March, we received notices of early termination of our agreements with the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, the IREX, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and Сhemonics, who ...

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