2:34September 7Palestinians face the prospect of much less US aidThe Trump administration cuts its $300 million yearly contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, citing a disproportionate share of the burden and an endlessly expanding recipient pool; Trey Yingst reports from the West Bank.
1:33August 17US to pull $230 million of funding in SyriaThe State Department will redirect $230 million from Syria programs to other key foreign policy priorities; Rich Edson reports.
July 27Obama administration approved $200G grant to group with Al Qaeda tiesThe Obama administration approved a $200,000 grant to a group in Sudan with ties to Al Qaeda even though it had been designated a terrorist-financing organization by the U.S. years earlier, a conservative think tank revealed this week.
June 29Central America battles corruption, violence despite billions in US aidU.S. foreign policy in Central America has long been a considered a two-way street.
June 8Amid Christian complaints from Iraq, Pence promises quick relief actionIrked by delays in getting promised direct U.S. aid to desperate — and dwindling — communities of Christians and minority Yazidis in northern Iraq shattered by genocidal ISIS attacks, Vice President Pence has ordered USAID Administrator Mark Green to head personally to Iraq “in the coming weeks” and return with a plan to address any slowdown.
June 5Months after Pence promise, Iraqi Christians say they are 'worse off'Seven months after Vice President Pence vowed to stop funding “ineffective” United Nations-led recovery efforts in northern Iraq and provide U.S. support directly to persecuted Christians and other minorities who suffered ISIS-directed genocide, and are now struggling to reclaim their homes, much of the promised additional U.S. support has not appeared.
2:36March 23US claims Pakistan is not helping enough to fight terrorPresident Trump withholds funds until Pakistan addresses concerns; Rich Edson reports from the State Department.
February 15Major refugee aid fraud under investigation in Uganda, U.N. revealsA major corruption scandal, possibly involving millions of dollars intended for the world’s most desperate people, is brewing amid some 1.3 million refugees in Uganda, the biggest single host nation for refugees in Africa and a poster-child for United Nations-sponsored humanitarian efforts in a region horrifically stricken by drought and civil war.
2:11January 31Trump calls to cut aid to countries against US interestsDavid Lee Miller reports from Jerusalem on reaction to the president's State of the Union message.
8:57January 6Trump administration freezes security aid to PakistanSen. Rand Paul calls to cut off aid to countries like Pakistan and spend it on infrastructure in the U.S.; is he right?
