UN official says conflicts, disasters and funding cuts a ‘perfect storm’ causing acute hunger

A top World Food Program official says a string of natural disasters and global conflicts, combined with drastic cuts to international aid means that some of the world’s neediest people are suffering ... Read More

White House drops World Trade Organization from list of funding cuts

GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House has quietly dropped the World Trade Organization from a list of $4.9 billion in foreign aid cuts announced last Friday after the move sparked concern among ... Read More

AI set to transform global trade, says World Trade Organization report

Artificial intelligence could boost the value of trade in goods and services by nearly 40% by 2040, but without adequate policies it could also exacerbate economic divides, a new World Trade ... Read More

After chaos of US cuts, aid chiefs urge world leaders at UN to step up

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher hopes the world body will fight back against a "sustained attack" on its values and finances next week at an annual gathering of world leaders, and said ... Read More

Amid tough times for humanitarian aid agencies, World Vision’s CEO is absorbing fear and exuding hope

Earlier this year when Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that a significant majority of programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development would be canceled, it sent shockwaves of ... Read More

White House drops World Trade Organization from list of funding cuts

The White House has quietly dropped the World Trade Organization from a list of $4.9 billion in foreign aid cuts announced last Friday after the move sparked concern among lawmakers, trade groups and ... Read More