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Shuttering of USAID Will Lead to Millions of Deaths Around the World: Studies
Multiple studies have estimated millions will die annually as a result of the Trump Administration’s closure of the ...
Bush, Obama — and singer Bono — fault Trump's gutting of USAID on agency's last day
Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian and development organization created by ...
USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
The analysis, published in the Lancet, estimates the agency’s programs saved 91 million lives worldwide over two decades, ...
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Obama, Bush decry ‘travesty’ of Trump’s gutting of USAID on its last day
The former US presidents said the dismantling of USAID was a ‘mistake’ on the last day of the agency’s operations.
US skips global UN meeting aimed at raising trillions of dollars to combat poverty
The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor ...
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International Conference on Financing for Development opens with a renewed global framework to tackle sustainable development challenges
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) opened today in Sevilla with the adoption of the Sevilla Commitment or Compromiso de Sevilla, an intergovernmentally negotiated ...
Nations are meeting to drum up trillions to combat poverty — but the US isn't going
The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor ...
Trump criticizes Iranian leader after lawmakers receive classified briefing
House lawmakers received a classified briefing on US strikes in Iran on Friday as the Trump administration is projecting confidence in the success of the operation. Follow for live news updates.