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Norway Announces $855 Million Funding for Humanitarian NGOs Amid Trump’s Dismantling of USAID
Norway said on Monday it would sign multi-year funding agreements with six humanitarian NGOs, several of which were hit by the sudden freeze in practically all US aid spending.
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- Global
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- human rights, NGOs
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Analysis: How Entrepreneurs Can Navigate the Uncertainty of USAID Funding Disruptions
Regardless of whether your enterprise directly receives USAID funding, these shifts require immediate action and long-term strategic adjustments.
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- Social Enterprise
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Which Countries Are Most Exposed to US Aid Cuts; And What Other Providers Can Do
With USAID freezing funds and repatriating staff, there is an immediate need for other donors—particularly Germany but also Canada, Japan and Sweden—to take the US’s place as lead provider in the most exposed countries.
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- Uncategorized
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- data, global development, human rights, NGOs, research
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Viewpoint: The Wrong Way to End Aid
Why? Because foreign assistance, though charitable, isn’t charity. It’s a strategic investment that safeguards America’s most important interests while reflecting its highest values.
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USAID Watchdog Warns of Lack of Oversight of $8.2 Billion in Unspent Aid After Trump Moves
USAID has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid over the Trump administration’s foreign funding freeze and idling of staff, a government watchdog warned Monday.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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Google Eliminates DEI Goals
"Google was an early proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion, setting its first DEI goals in 2009, followed by new targets in 2020 to improve leadership representation of underrepresented groups by 30% by 2025."
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia, Home to the World’s Largest Nickel Reserves, Struggles to Achieve Its EV Dreams
"The country is home to nearly half of the world’s production of nickel, a key mineral in manufacturing batteries."
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- Energy, Transportation
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- South Asia
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- e-mobility, ESG, human rights, mining
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“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that scares me as much as this,” one doctor said.
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- Health Care, WASH
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- Global
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