The Red Cross is losing thousands of jobs. What will happen to its work?
4 December 2025The cuts will mean a stronger focus on front-line work and conflict zones.
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After USAID exit, China hasn't moved to fill Asia’s funding gap
4 December 2025Despite expectations that Beijing would expand its influence after USAID’s withdrawal, China has shown little interest in taking over U.S.-funded programs, leaving a development divide across Southeast and South Asia.
How UNFPA’s Match Fund spurs additional domestic funding
4 December 2025UNFPA's matching fund has been successful in getting 36 governments to allocate additional domestic resources for reproductive health commodities. A Gates Foundation-funded pilot is looking at how that can be replicated for maternal, newborn, and child health.
Where do the USAID legal battles stand?
3 December 2025Ten months after USAID fell apart, many of the most consequential cases challenging Trump’s foreign aid agenda are still unfolding.
How UK aid cuts are hammering education in Sierra Leone
3 December 2025The country is losing nearly half its FCDO funding, which NGOs say will have a devastating effect on education programs.
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How debt is undermining countries’ fight against climate change
5 December 2025Opinion: As global south nations are forced to devote scarce public resources to servicing record-high external debt, they are left fiscally constrained and unable to invest in urgent climate action and resilient infrastructure.