https://www.scmp.com/rss/524039/feed The latest news and top stories on USAID. The United States Agency for International Development, a US government body historically headquartered in Washington D.C., was established in 1961 to administer civilian foreign aid and development assistance. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organisations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339107/trump-pulls-us-out-dozens-international-organisations-including-un-linked-agencies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339107/trump-pulls-us-out-dozens-international-organisations-including-un-linked-agencies?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:25:05 +0000 David Dodwell David Dodwell This week, exactly six years ago, as we were gliding cheerfully into the 2019 festive Christmas season, the Covid-19 virus was spreading in Wuhan, China. I was preparing for an important Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Australia in February (the last overseas trip I would make for three years), oblivious to the looming pandemic. The world in general had no inkling of the terrible three years that would follow, with death estimates ranging from 7 million to 36 million, over 700... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3336967/six-years-are-we-better-prepared-next-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3336967/six-years-are-we-better-prepared-next-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:31:28 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Bolivia’s new pro-business president-elect vowed on Monday to renew diplomatic ties with Washington as the South American country veered right after nearly two decades under socialist rule blamed by many for its myriad economic woes. Rodrigo Paz, a 58-year-old economist-turned senator, emerged victorious in a run-off election on Sunday, beating a fellow right-wing rival after a first voting round in August saw the socialist MAS party founded by ex-leader Evo Morales ousted from the race. In his... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3329719/bolivias-president-elect-says-will-resume-ties-us-after-nearly-two-decades?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3329719/bolivias-president-elect-says-will-resume-ties-us-after-nearly-two-decades?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:55:47 +0000 Reuters Reuters Colombia said on Monday it has recalled its ambassador from Washington after US President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on the South American nation and stop all payments to it, intensifying a feud stemming from US military strikes on vessels allegedly transporting drugs. Trump also called Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug leader” on Sunday, which Petro’s government described as offensive. Colombia’s currency fell 1.4 per cent to 3,889 pesos per US dollar in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3329709/colombia-recalls-ambassador-us-trump-petro-feud-over-tariffs-drugs-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3329709/colombia-recalls-ambassador-us-trump-petro-feud-over-tariffs-drugs-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:47:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters A federal appeal court on Wednesday lifted an injunction that required the US State Department to continue making foreign aid payments, handing a victory to President Donald Trump. In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said a lower court erred by ordering the Trump administration to restore foreign assistance payments previously approved by Congress. Trump imposed a 90-day pause on all foreign aid on January 20, the same day he was... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321781/us-appeal-court-lets-trump-cut-billions-foreign-aid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321781/us-appeal-court-lets-trump-cut-billions-foreign-aid?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:41:51 +0000 Li Cheng,Zhang Chi (張馳) Li Cheng,Zhang Chi (張馳) USAID, long one of the foremost tools of US soft power, ended its six decades as an independent agency on July 1, with no details on how it had been reviewed disclosed. Meanwhile, the China-initiated International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), made a high-profile debut in Hong Kong in May. Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the inauguration and stressed looking for ways to resolve issues “so as to lend our thoughts to countries seeking to resolve problems or disagreements with others”. This... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3317250/hong-kong-uniquely-placed-help-fill-global-public-goods-gap-left-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3317250/hong-kong-uniquely-placed-help-fill-global-public-goods-gap-left-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jul 2025 01:30:08 +0000