World Jun 10 How the loss of USAID has weakened the fight against Ebola By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant
Nation May 27 Watch 7:50 'Food security is national security,' McCain warns as WFP faces funding pressure This week, the head of the world’s largest humanitarian organization is stepping down. Cindy McCain has led the World Food Programme for three tumultuous years, through unprecedented humanitarian crises and global funding cuts. Nick Schifrin spoke with McCain about her… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Veronica Vela
World Apr 23 Watch 8:42 'America First' aid policy reshapes how U.S. delivers global health assistance Since the dismantling of USAID, the Trump administration has been revamping aid policies, focusing on smaller deals with recipient governments. Countries receiving American aid will be required to finance part, and eventually, the entire program. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
World Apr 22 Watch 6:38 Uganda sees spike in disease-related deaths after elimination of USAID In 2025, the Trump administration dissolved the $40 billion U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. Days later, an exemption for "life-saving humanitarian assistance" was issued. But what that included was not specified and aid for health programs has been… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Nation Nov 30 Watch 6:19 Former USAID employees keep dismantled agency's life-saving work afloat When the U.S. Agency for International Development shut down, more than 80% of its programs were cancelled. In an attempt to keep the most cost-effective and life-saving projects up and running, two laid-off agency employees created a website to match… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Nov 09 Watch 3:57 How the loss of USAID funding affects Indonesia's ability to fight climate change By Angeles Ponpa, Bridget Craig, Huiyan Li, Khaleel Rahman, Medill School of Journalism The ripple effects of the Trump administration’s elimination of USAID are being felt in dozens of countries where the agency supported initiatives ranging from public health programs to infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Angeles Ponpa from Northwestern University’s school of… Continue watching
Oct 27 Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:17 Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster Earlier this year, the Trump administration’s defunding of USAID brought an abrupt halt to hundreds of global health programs, including those targeting tuberculosis. The disease kills more people than any other infectious agent worldwide, about 1.25 million in 2023. In… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 8:55 Projects bringing water to drought-ridden land could end with USAID's dismantling By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin As the Trump administration ends USAID's mission, a project to bring water to drought-ridden lands is now in peril. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham and producer Molly Knight Raskin traveled to a community in central Kenya to… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 10:36 Ghana struggles to fight disease and poverty without vital U.S. aid By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still… Continue watching