The head of the United Nations’ migration agency has warned that tightening borders while cutting development aid could ...

The fall of Syria’s dictatorship last year brought the end of a long and bloody civil conflict — but no quick relief to ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his ...

The recommendation is not the final decision to end the programs since the State Department has the option to appeal.

LATAKIA, Syria — Some of Syria’s worst wildfires in years have been brought under control as of Sunday, according to the ...

One of the most frequently discussed budget items in the United States is the amount the country spends on foreign assistance ...

GENEVA -The United Nations said on June 16 it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the “deepest funding cuts ever” – leaving tens of millions of people ...

Drastic US funding cuts have had dramatic consequences for emergency aid, vaccination campaigns and the distribution of drugs to fight AIDS.

At the end of June 2025, the global humanitarian system had received only $6 billion in funding—down sharply from $9 billion ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa led HTS, considered a jihadist group for years. Now, he has replaced Assad as Syria’s new president. And he ...