foreign aid

President Joe Biden speaks at the virtual Global COVID-19 Summit on Sept. 22, 2021, in Washington, D.C. On May 12, the White House will host the second Global COVID-19 Summit.

5 big ideas for the White House's Global COVID Summit

5:18pm May 11, 2022

by KAMALA THIAGARAJAN

We asked experts from around the world: What would they like to see on the agenda for this virtual event. Their ideas include fair pay for all health workers — and a makeover for foreign aid.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power delivered a speech on her "new vision" for the agency on Nov. 4 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

New USAID director aims to shake up 60-year-old aid agency. Here's her 'new vision'

11:47am November 05, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Like any government agency, the biggest American foreign aid group has its problems. This week, its new administrator Samantha Power outlined her solutions.

A man cleans a rooftop as the sun sets over the embattled Pedregal neighborhood of Tegucigalpa.

Can U.S. Aid Make Honduras More Livable? One Group Tries to Slow Out-Migration

5:11am May 25, 2021

by John Burnett

The Association for a More Just Society, is one of many organizations working in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to address societal ills that are driving migrants north to the U.S. border.

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East Alabama Medical Center nurse Harvard Graham checks fluids for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit this month in Opelika, Ala.

Politics & Government

What's At Stake With Trump's Threat: COVID-19 Relief And A Government Shutdown

5:03pm December 23, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump has introduced a round of Christmas chaos that imperils direct payments to millions of Americans suffering due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Nana (left) gets her birth control implant checked by Dr. Jean Rangomana during the Marie Stopes International mobile clinic in Besakoa, Madagascar, on April 9, 2018. Abortion is illegal under all circumstances in Madagascar, and Trump administration poli

Under Trump, New Anti-Abortion Rules Shook Fragile Health Systems Around the World

2:23pm November 24, 2020

by Sarah Varney

President-elect Joe Biden inherits a global health landscape changed by the Trump administration more than under any Republican president since Ronald Reagan.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is one of the largest official foreign aid organizations in the world. An executive order from the Trump administration said there would be consequences if its diversity training programs were to continue.

Health & Safety

Why Diversity Training Has Been Suspended At USAID

2:11pm October 27, 2020

by Joanne Lu

The suspension followed an executive order from the Trump administration that called such workplace programs "divisive," "anti-American," racist against white people and sexist against men.

A government employee in the Honduras unpacks some of the 8,000 COVID-19 diagnostic testing kits donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Organization for Migration.

U.S. Mulls Controversial Foreign Aid Shake-up

10:54am June 17, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

The administration wants to channel more funds through the State Department in an effort to target emerging diseases. Critics say that could have dire impacts on the children of the world.

Mark Green has stepped down as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) after nearly three years on the job.

Exiting USAID Chief On The Pandemic, Foreign Aid, Trump's Policies

12:59pm April 29, 2020

Mark Green talks to NPR about what it's like leaving during a global health crisis — and what the future may hold for the agency.

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Hot off the presses: President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. The election year proposals are unlikely to gain traction in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.

Politics & Government

Trump To Again Propose Slashing Foreign Aid In Budget

11:00am February 10, 2020

President Trump is expected to propose steep cuts to foreign aid and other programs in his budget for fiscal year 2021. The blueprint is expected to be declared dead on arrival in Congress.

A 19-year-old woman talks with nurse Valeria Zafisoa at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International.

Health & Safety

Study: U.S. Ban On Aid To Foreign Clinics That 'Promote' Abortion Upped Abortion Rate

8:26pm June 27, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

The aid cutoff is called the Mexico City policy. Republican presidents instate it. Democratic presidents call it off. A new report looks at the impact on abortion rates in sub-Saharan Africa.