The global aid system is “unfit for purpose”. That was the conclusion of a landmark report published last week by the ...

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump’s new administration has plunged international development assistance into an existential crisis. Within hours of taking office in January, the ...

Letters: Readers respond to the news that some of the world’s poorest countries are going to lose aid from the UK ...

This is the fourth article in an SSIR series authored by T. Alexander Puutio and other global development experts and leaders on how the sector can chart a path forward in the face of government ...

This week, the Trump administration has officially ceased to implement "foreign assistance programs that do not align with the Administration's policies and promote U.S. interests". One of the first ...

U.S. President Donald Trump paused U.S. foreign development assistance for 90 days and ordered reviews of aid programs to ensure they align with Washington's foreign policy, according to an executive ...

As the United States and other major donors scale back international aid, the development sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. This trend, driven by shifting political priorities and budget ...

In a word increasingly dominated by conflict and tension, international aid seems to be one of the first casualties. The past few years have seen a growing number of countries slashing or scaling back ...

A worker arranges boxes of humanitarian aid from the now-defunct USAID at a at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 3, 2025 (AP photo by Andrew Kasuku). Around the world, wealthy donor states ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces a major defense spending increase, funded by deep cuts to foreign aid—raising concerns about the future of global development and humanitarian efforts. Foreign ...

Traditional donors have sharply scaled back their aid commitments to developing countries over the past year. Some, like the United States, have virtually eliminated their aid programs. According to ...