List of Foreign Aid articles
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U.S. Secretary of State meets with Egyptian president. It’s Time for Biden to Get Tough on Sisi
Washington should refuse a security waiver and block $300 million in military assistance to Egypt until Cairo cleans up its act on human rights.
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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the press at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 1. Russia Thwarts U.S. Bid to Expand Syrian Aid Corridors
But the rival powers strike a compromise that prevents catastrophic shut-off of lifesaving aid to Syrians.
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Displaced Syrians are in a camp in Idlib province. When Humanitarian Aid Becomes a Bargaining Chip
Cross-border access into Syria has become a stress test for Putin and Biden's nascent relationship.
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Man pushes cart of vaccination doses at airport in Kosovo. Three Years Is Too Long to Wait for a Global Vaccine Rollout
Impact hubs are a quicker way to get everyone in the world their shots.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak. Biden to Prod Putin on Syria Relief
Russia’s blockage of aid deliveries threatens to make Syria’s humanitarian disaster the worst it’s been since the war began.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Kremlin-Backed Hackers Target U.S. Aid Agency Before Biden-Putin Summit
Email phishing attacks aren’t unusual, but the new breach shows Russia isn’t letting up.
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Samantha Power is sworn in as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development with her husband, Cass Sunstein, at the White House on May 3. USAID’s Big Contracts Don’t Pay Off
American foreign aid needs to go to smaller, smarter deals.
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A man holds up an Indian flag at a rally featuring. U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept. 22, 2019. The Power of Indians Abroad
In a time of crisis, the diaspora shows its strength.
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Venezuelan migrants stay at migrant shelter. Refugee-Run Organizations Deserve More Money
Governments tend to fund large humanitarian agencies, but small groups run by refugees are a better investment.
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U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths speaks during a press conference. Britain Retains Monopoly on U.N. Relief Post
U.N.’s Yemen envoy, Martin Griffiths, is to become the U.N. humanitarian relief czar.
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Antony Blinken speaks at his Senate confirmation hearing. Democrats Push Biden to Ramp Up Spending on Diplomacy and Aid
A $12 billion funding boost aims to reverse some of the Trump damage.
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A specialist inside a COVID-19 mobile unit set up by the Peruvian Ministry of Health at the Hipolito Unanue Hospital in Lima on Feb. 27, 2020. A Fight Over a Trump Official Could Block Aid to Latin America
The largest provider of urgently needed aid is up for a bigger budget, but some Democrats first want to remove its Trump-nominated head.
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A store is hit by airstrikes in Yemen. The Biden Administration Should Prevent an ‘Atrocity Famine’ in Yemen
After declaring an end to U.S. support for the Saudi-led offensive, there is more the president can do.
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A morgue attendant at the Pretoria branch of the South African funeral and burial services company Avbob stands next to the body of a patient who died from COVID-19-related illnesses as a coffin is brought along ahead of his burial on Jan. 22. ‘People Are Scared’: U.S. Officials in Africa Fight a Resurgent COVID-19
As a new variant of the coronavirus spreads across southern Africa, U.S. aid officials are worried about health care—and a lack of guidance from Washington.
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U.S. President Donald Trump Trump Mounts Last-Minute Attempt to Starve Funding for Foreign Aid, Global Vaccine Efforts
But congressional sources say it’s highly unlikely lawmakers will cut billions of dollars of already appropriated funding.
