"Millions of dollars’ worth of contraceptives that have been stranded in Belgium since the Trump administration dismantled American foreign aid are no longer usable, according to a newly obtained memo written for a Trump administration official."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/world/europe/usaid-contraception-birth-control-belgium-africa.html

#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #contraception #FamilyPlanning #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance #USAID #USpol

How U.S.A.I.D. Birth Control Meant for Africa Was Ruined

The Trump administration had options for offloading contraceptives once destined for Africa, a newly obtained memo shows. Instead, it has let them collect dust and go bad.

The New York Times

How much aid has the US given Israel?

WASHINGTON (TNND) — As the war with Iran puts a renewed spotlight on America’s relationship with Israel, one…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Congress #Foreignaid #IronDome #Israel #LeahyLaw #Militaryassistance #Socialbenefits #USaid
https://www.newsbeep.com/452253/

The prominent global aid group Mercy Corps rebrands itself as Prosper Global, amid a burst of fresh thinking in the humanitarian and development community after huge cuts in foreign aid funding. #ForeignAid #USAID #Trump

https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0320/In-a-rethink-of-aid-motivation-over-mercy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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In a rethink of aid, motivation over mercy

The prominent global aid group Mercy Corps rebrands itself as Prosper Global, amid a burst of fresh thinking in the humanitarian and development community after huge cuts in foreign aid funding.

The Christian Science Monitor
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs
While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.
#Canada #Politics #Budget2026 #MarkCarney
https://globalnews.ca/news/11737460/mark-carney-spending-plans-cuts/
And whenever you think you have seen it all ... Now, developing countries have to sign away decades of health data to gain access to the crumbs left after the dismantling of USAID. The US government has gone from humanitarian aid to an AI data broker.
#data #AI #foreignaid
https://www.ictworks.org/african-digital-health-data-global-health-funding/
African Digital Health Data Is a Condition of Global Health Funding - ICTworks

26 global health MOUs represent five-year plans outlining the USA engagement in African country health systems that trade investment for data

ICTworks
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs
While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.
#Canada #Politics #Budget2026 #MarkCarney
https://globalnews.ca/news/11737460/mark-carney-spending-plans-cuts/
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs
While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.
#Canada #Politics #Budget2026 #MarkCarney
https://globalnews.ca/news/11737460/mark-carney-spending-plans-cuts/
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs
While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.
#Canada #Politics #Budget2026 #MarkCarney
https://globalnews.ca/news/11737460/mark-carney-spending-plans-cuts/
#EU PRESSURES #HUNGARY TO REMOVE BLOCK ON UKRAINE LOAN: EU leaders urge Hungarian ‌Prime Minister Viktor Orban to lift his veto on a vital 90-billion-euro ($103 billion) loan to Ukraine. Without this funding, Kyiv can run short of money for its defense in weeks. #EU #Hungary #Ukraine #ViktorOrban #ForeignAid #DefenseFunding https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/eu-leaders-press-hungarys-orban-lift-block-ukraine-loan-2026-03-19/