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After weeks of tension, UN leaders talk to controversial Gaza aid group

11 August 2025

The meeting occurred on the same day that Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, told Fox News that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation would be scaling up its operations.

Deep dive: The future of US foreign aid

11 August 2025

After six months that shook the foundations of U.S. foreign aid, the question now is: Where do we go from here?

As US aid dwindles, more turn to restructuring to stay afloat

8 August 2025

More aid organizations are eyeing restructures, mergers, and partnerships to survive. A new initiative is helping them pivot — but for many, the clock is running out.

MSF demands Gaza Humanitarian Foundation close for ‘orchestrated killing’

8 August 2025

From May 27 until the end of July, MSF has received 1,380 casualties — including 28 dead bodies — coming from GHF distribution sites, a report states, on top of treating 71 children with gunshot wounds.

Is global development decolonizing or recolonizing?

8 August 2025

Opinion: The “neocolonial” international aid system is being replaced by more coercive and exploitative policies reminiscent of the colonial era.

Deep dive: The UN — from big ideas to big cuts

8 August 2025

The United Nations’ “Summit of the Future now feels like it was the Summit of a Bygone Era.”

Deep dive: Global health’s next era is here — but it’s full of uncertainties

7 August 2025

Cuts, chaos, and the race to build something better.

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At 80, the UN must hold the line on protection

11 August 2025

Opinion: Planned reform at the United Nations must prioritize human rights and atrocity prevention over cost-cutting to fulfill its promise of protection.