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US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill

Charitable organizations are seeking new funding sources after the Trump administration suspended nearly all foreign aid contracts.
The U.S. Accounted for $64 billion, or 28%, of global official development assistance in 2023, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Rob Nabors from the Gates Foundation noted that no organization can match the U.S.'s historical contributions to global health and development.
Critics highlighted that the sudden cuts and dismantling of USAID disrupt vital programs and hinder necessary reforms in foreign aid.

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Africa: U.S. Funding Cuts Imperil Search for HIV Vaccine

A groundbreaking project to study potential HIV vaccines in several African countries has been derailed by an abrupt cut in funding from the United States government. As a result, several promising vaccine candidates might not be tested in clinical trials.

16 hours ago·South Africa

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Duluth News Tribune

Reader's View: Foreign aid doesn’t look like wasteful spending

In 2019, I had the pleasure of visiting a Ugandan women's health clinic in eastern Africa. It was a lovely Catholic mission in a quiet jungle setting with panoramic views of nearby mountains. The nuns radiated love as they expertly delivered babies and provided general health care for women working hard as subsistence farmers. Each evening, a small parade of young girls would walk by on their way to the clinic. They would politely greet me, and …

2 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Star Advertiser

Letter: U.S. funds must take care of our people | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

If even one U.S. person is unhoused, one child is hungry, one senior can’t afford their medicine, then all foreign aid must stop. It was never — or at least no longer — the obligation of America to prop up other countries or fund foreign graft so a little drips down to the actual needy.

2 days ago·Honolulu, United States

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CNN

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A US-run system alerts the world to famines. It’s gone dark after Trump slashed foreign aid

A vital, US-run monitoring system focused on spotting food crises before they turn into famines has gone dark after the Trump administration slashed foreign aid.

2 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

COMMENTARY: People of faith must speak out against cuts to emergency aid

The community of faith must call on their elected officials — especially conservatives in Congress — to push for the immediate restoration of critical emergency aid.

2 days ago·Las Vegas, United States

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