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Trump re-evaluates all foreign aid including food aid
President Trump has issued an executive order for a 90-day pause in all foreign aid including food aid while the administration undertakes an evaluation of the programs. In the executive order, Trump wrote,
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An inside look at the World Food Programme's innovation accelerator
How should organizations think through innovation, AI and digital tech, and how can those that don’t have an innovation accelerator keep up?
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UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus ...
US, France and Britain pressure Rwanda over Congo rebel advance
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The United States, France and Britain pressured Rwanda on Sunday over its support for rebels rapidly closing in on eastern Congo's largest city, as government forces struggled to halt an offensive that has forced thousands of civilians to flee.
The U.S. is Haiti’s largest aid donor. Now Trump is freezing all foreign aid for 90 days
Trump freezes foreign aid under ‘America First’ policy
US freezes nearly all new foreign aid except to Israel and Egypt
Elise Stefanik vows to ‘deliver much-needed reforms’ to United Nations
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said she would demand reforms and transparency if confirmed to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, vowing to ensure the organization “serves the interests” of the United States during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
Trump's UN nominee touts peace through strength on world stage
UNITED NATIONS - President Donald Trumps nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations told senators at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that sh
Mexican workers set up tent city to house deportees from US
In Tijuana, meanwhile, Mexican soldiers are helping to prepare for the consequences of it. The authorities have readied an events centre called Flamingos with 1,800 beds for the returnees and troops bringing in supplies, setting up a kitchen and showers.
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The top global development employers in the Philippines
We’re continuing our exploration of the top global development employment opportunities in key regions with a look at the organizations hiring the most in the Philippines.
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Nobel and World Food Prize Winners Call for ‘Moonshot’ Effort to Curb Global Hunger
An open letter calling for efforts to increase food production to avert a world hunger catastrophe has been signed by more than 150 winners of the Nobel
Stefanik pledges an 'America First' agenda at the UN and a review of US funding
Rep. Elise Stefanik opened her confirmation hearing Tuesday for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations by pledging to implement President Donald Trump’s “America First” mandate and roll out a review of U.
The Israel-Gaza ceasefire is a relief, but not a joy
Readers celebrate a ceasefire in Gaza but lament the devastation and the likelihood of future conflict. Regarding the Jan. 16 front-page article package, “ Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal ”: