President Trump has issued a 90-day pause of U.S. foreign aid. There are big questions about what this could mean for health and development projects all over the world. The State Department has ...

While development aid is an often-overlooked aspect in bilateral relations and geopolitics, international development cooperation is a prominent foreign policy tool for China, as was foreign aid for ...

This paper was written in November 2024 prior to the inauguration of President Trump, and as such does not reflect or account for the changes that have occurred in the development space since then due ...

The State Department has halted virtually all new U.S. foreign assistance and issued a stop-work order for existing humanitarian and development programs. According to an internal State Department ...

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 ...

Every decade or so, the global aid industry finds that it must transform to survive. During these periods of change, donor countries restructure their aid agencies, shrink or expand their assistance ...

Germany's Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will have just over €10 billion ($11,6 billion) at its disposal in 2026, down from almost €14 billion four years ago. "We can't do ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Financial aid professionals at colleges across the country say that this spring’s cuts at the Department of Education caused “breakdowns” in the federal student aid system that could affect student ...