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UN council rejects Eritrea's bid to end human rights probe
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses in the country, in a relief to Western diplomats who feared ...
USAID officially closes, attracting condemnation from Obama and Bush
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially closed its doors after President Donald Trump gradually ...
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U.S. seals USAID’s fate as State Department takes over foreign aid — What this means for Africa
After months of uncertainty, the U.S. government has officially dissolved the U.S. Agency for International Development ...
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The end of USAID, the world's largest development aid agency, will result in more than 14 million deaths
This week, the Trump administration has officially ceased to implement "foreign assistance programs that do not align with the Administration's policies and promote U.S. interests". One of the first ...