Experts say cuts have hindered the response to DRC’s Ebola outbreak and resulted in ‘significant numbers’ of deaths
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US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’ ⊕
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Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threat
For nearly two decades, the US quietly funded a global effort to keep the internet from splinteri…
Radio Free Asia resumes broadcasts to China after Trump cuts forced near closure ⊖
CEO said services have restarted after termination of grants led to criticism that US was ceding ground to China
Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its chief executive said on …
12 months ago
The UN is our best defence against a third world war. As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save it? | Simon Tisdall ○
If the US cuts off the cash it will have world-changing effects, but it’s not the only country falling short in its obligations to the United Nations
The United Nations and its agencies have long str…
Obama calls Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of extra 14 million deaths by 2030 ○
Former presidents Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closes
Barack Obama and George W Bush have criticised the closure of the US Agency for Interna…
More than 14 MILLION could die as a result of Trump's foreign aid cuts, study finds ○
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Research revealed that 4.5 million children under the age of five could die by 2030 as a result of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) being dismantled by the Trump administration.
14 months ago
Voice of America to resume airing after court halts Trump’s dismantling of broadcaster ○
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The broadcaster, a target of president’s sweeping cuts to US media agencies, could be back on air as soon as next week
Voice of America (VoA), the US-taxpayer funded news service for overseas listener…
‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media ○
Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effects
As Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to…
PBS chief slams Trump's executive order to cut funds to broadcaster as unlawful ○
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The move against PBS and NPR comes as Trump's administration has been working to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
15 months ago
EU will struggle to fill gap left by USAID as European countries cut their budgets ○
NGOs warn of ‘some difficult years’ ahead as increasing humanitarian needs meet shrinking finances
The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has captured headlines, but “v…