Abrupt U.S. Cuts Could “Devastate” Overseas Development Programmes
With just a week to go before massive, indiscriminate spending cuts kick in across the U.S. government, policymakers and humanitarian groups are becoming increasingly anxious about the enduring impact...
View ArticleU.S. Cuts to Global Health Budget “Mass-scale Malpractice”
Public health workers, activists and policymakers are stepping up a last-minute campaign to highlight the global health impact of historic, sweeping cuts to the U.S. federal budget due to go into...
View ArticleU.S. Austerity Ripples Outward
Since the 2008 financial crisis, and most recently with the broad federal spending cuts beginning Mar. 1, experts have warned that an austerity-minded political system could bring about dramatic...
View ArticleU.S. Global Health Cuts Threaten Gains on Lethal Diseases
A U.S.-based civil society coalition is calling on Congress and President Barack Obama’s administration to keep spending on global health aid at current levels, warning that recent budget cuts risk a...
View ArticleObama Requests Modest Bump in Foreign Aid
U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday asked Congress to approve some 52 billion dollars in foreign aid and international spending in 2014, slightly higher than the current year’s budget which was cut...
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