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Soybean research program, a “win-win-win,” is a victim of USAID cuts

by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang
Mar 3, 2025
The Soybean Innovation Lab addressed poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, but it was also “a huge opportunity” for U.S. growers, says Peter Goldsmith of the University of Illinois.
Transitioning other countries over to soybeans as a primary source of oil is good for American farmers and international trade.
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Many laid-off government workers aren't eligible for unemployment

by David Brancaccio and Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 27, 2025
Some workers impacted by government cuts are independent contractors who have canceled contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Demonstrators gather outside of the Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 7, to protest federal layoffs.
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The foreign aid freeze is affecting lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment

by Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Feb 18, 2025
The U.N.'s Angeli Achrekar reports that many clinics have closed, despite exemptions in the policy. She fears mortality will surge.
The United Nations says the U.S. PEPFAR program contributes around two-thirds of total financing for HIV response in 20 countries.
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Protesters rally in support of USAID as Trump administration shuts it down

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 6, 2025
Former employees worry that infectious diseases will go unchecked as a result of the agency's closing.
Supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development at a rally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
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Many global NGO programs in limbo during Trump's foreign aid freeze

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 30, 2025
Despite life-saving exceptions to the freeze on foreign aid, many vital health programs are still on hold.
Programs that provide tuberculosis vaccines are among the initiatives that have been halted during the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid.
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Helping is one goal of humanitarian aid. Another is claiming credit.

by Stephanie Hughes
Mar 23, 2022
Countries and international organizations want people to know about the foreign aid they provide.
President Biden signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act on March 15 to fund the U.S. government, which also sent $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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Britain cuts foreign aid to help pay the cost of COVID-19

by Stephen Beard
Jan 11, 2021
The decision to reduce overseas aid during the nation's economic contraction has provoked outrage, but it has also drawn support .
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak sits beside Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a meeting in July. Sunak supported reducing the U.K.'s foreign aid budget by the equivalent of $600 billion.
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Could prosperity at home curb migration?

by Ben Bradford
Jun 27, 2019
A new report suggests sending aid abroad could help ease a surge in inward migration.
A Guatemalan migrant recently released from federal detention holds an envelope with a message written in English as he waits inside a bus depot on June 11, 2019, in McAllen, Texas.
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U.S. cuts aid to Central America over immigration; critics say that will backfire

by Andy Uhler
Apr 1, 2019
In an effort to slow the flow of Central America migrants into the U.S., President Trump said he’s cutting direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The U.S. sends money to those countries to help them combat drug trafficking, gang violence and to promote economic growth. Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
Honduran migrants leave the Metropolitan Center of San Pedro Sula, 300 kms north of Tegucigalpa, to travel to the Guatemala border.
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What does the U.S get back for its foreign aid spending?

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 3, 2018
Over the past few days, President Donald Trump has tweeted quite a bit about foreign aid. On New Year’s Day, he complained about the amount of foreign aid we send to Pakistan and criticized its government for not doing more to stop terrorism. Yesterday, he targeted aid to Palestinians, questioning whether payments should continue. What […]
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