No Proof Hamas Took U.S. Aid, Says USAID Report A new U.S. government study says there is no proof that Hamas stole aid paid for by the U.S. The report was done by the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), part of USAID. It looked at 156 cases where food or supplies went missing in Gaza […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has laid off over 1,350 employees, including 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers based in the United States, as part of a large-scale restructuring effort aligned with former President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda. The move comes amid global tensions, including Russia’s war in Ukraine, the prolonged […]
In a motion filed in Washington, D.C., federal court, the unions cited an email from USAID’s acting executive secretary Erica Carr instructing employees to come to the agency’s office on Tuesday for “clear classified safes and personnel documents.” “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or […]
“Without immediate action, hard-won progress in the fight against TB is at risk. Our collective response must be swift, strategic, and fully resourced to protect the most vulnerable and maintain momentum toward ending TB,” said Tereza Kasaeva, director of WHO’s Global Programme on TB and Lung Health. Critical international aid, particularly from the U.S. Agency […]
In a cable expected to be filed with the department’s internal “dissent channel,” which allows diplomats to raise concerns about policy anonymously, the diplomats said the Trump administration’s January 20 freeze on almost all foreign aid also endangers American diplomats and forces overseas while putting at risk the lives of millions abroad that depend on […]
Trump ordered a 90-day pause on all foreign aid in January to conduct a sweeping review to ensure that all the projects funded with U.S. taxpayer money were aligned with his “America First” policy. The order, and ensuing stop work orders, threw USAID into turmoil, halting the agency’s operations around the world, jeopardizing the delivery […]
The United States is the world’s largest provider of official development assistance, with most funds directed through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Trump ordered the bulk of US foreign assistance to be frozen for three months on returning to office in January, leaving global humanitarians scrambling to deal with the fallout. “It’s […]
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington scheduled a 3 p.m. Eastern time (2000 GMT) hearing in a lawsuit filed on Thursday by the largest U.S. government workers’ union and an association of foreign service workers. The lawsuit opens a new tab by the American Federation of Government Employees and the American Foreign Service Association […]
