Why did the US State Department stop sharing air quality data?
The U.S. has stopped publicly sharing air quality data collected at embassies around the world, leaving many countries without trusted pollution measurements.
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‘We lost their voices’: Sudan radio program falls silent after US aid cuts
Radio Tamazuj ran a radio program focused on the war in Sudan until the program was terminated by the Trump administration.
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In Cameroon, aid cuts deepen hardship as armed groups seek new recruits
Families have lost food assistance, small businesses have lost customers, and residents say economic opportunities are disappearing in communities already strained by a decade of conflict.
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A US-funded atrocity prevention system is going dark
As aid cuts bite, local peacebuilders warn that remote communities in Central Africa are becoming harder to reach — and harder to protect.
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In eastern DRC, Goma's aid economy unravels
In eastern Congo, the effects of aid cuts extend far beyond NGOs. As programs close and international staff leave, families are losing income, apartments are sitting empty, and businesses are closing.
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Uganda’s TB gains face new pressure without US-funded outreach programs
U.S. aid cuts are weakening the outreach systems that helped the country make major gains against tuberculosis, even as new AI-powered screening technologies expand access to diagnosis.
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'I had no choice but to go abroad': US aid cuts hit Nepal’s farmers
In rural Nepal, women farmers once supported by Feed the Future now navigate farming without reliable seeds, markets, or guidance. For some, leaving the land is becoming the only option.
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Aid cuts and a failed deal: Zimbabwe’s frontline health care under strain
Deep U.S. foreign assistance cuts and the collapse of a $367 million health deal have disrupted the system sustaining Zimbabwe’s community health workforce.
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In exile and at risk, journalists navigate life after US funding cuts
Living in hiding and facing the threat of arrest or death — these are the realities of some Southeast Asian journalists after the U.S withdrew support for independent media.
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Built with US aid, Egypt’s elite science academies now face collapse
A network of STEM academies once held up as a model for modern education is unraveling after the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. support, exposing the fragility of reforms built on external expertise.
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A year without USAID: In Kenya, the shock reaches herders and hospitals
Drought, debt pressures, and shrinking U.S. aid are converging — exposing strain in Kenya’s pastoralist economies and public health system.
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In Nepal, US ends effort to help women make life-or-death choices
Pregnant Anita Yadav died after waiting for permission to seek medical care. U.S. aid cuts had already dismantled a nationwide program designed to “break gender norms that undervalued women’s lives.”
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One year after US aid freeze, HIV care in Africa is in retreat
One year after President Donald Trump froze U.S. foreign aid, HIV treatment still exists across much of Africa — but the outreach, prevention, and monitoring systems that sustained it are fraying. The Aid Report traces how those losses are reshaping access to care across Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, and Botswana.
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Afghans ‘desperate’ as aid cuts bring mass hunger crisis
As the snow cuts off highland communities in Afghanistan, aid workers say many won’t be alive once it melts.
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USAID moves out, gangs move in: The cost of aid cuts in Colombia
When U.S.-funded youth programs closed in Colombia’s Chocó province, they left behind a vacuum that gangs and armed groups were quick to exploit. Drawing on reporting from affected communities, The Aid Report traces the unraveling of years of prevention work.
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Life after DREAMS: Kenya’s girls navigate HIV risk without US support
The end of the PEPFAR-funded DREAMS program cut off HIV-prevention support for millions of girls across sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, health experts warn the consequences are already visible.
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When Feed the Future shut down, these researchers built something new
Responsible Innovations emerged as former USAID-backed researchers sought to preserve years of food systems research and global partnerships.
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Malawi struggles to fill development gaps after US aid cuts
Malawi is scrambling to keep critical health, education, and development programs afloat after deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid exposed the country’s heavy reliance on donor funding.
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Zimbabwe’s youth pay the price of US funding drawdown
The sudden withdrawal of U.S. funding stalled youth employment programs, cut counseling services, and pushed community organizations into survival mode. For young people navigating unemployment, addiction recovery, and poverty, the consequences were immediate.
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One year after USAID’s shutdown, Ethiopian aid workers are still struggling
The fallout from the aid freeze is still rippling through Ethiopia’s humanitarian workforce, with many laid-off workers unemployed.
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