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Trump Rescinds U.S. Pledges for UN Climate Fund
February 06, 2025
In an unprecedented move, President Trump has cancelled $4 billion worth of United States pledges made under the Biden administration to the United Nation's Green Climate Fund.
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What Defunding USAID is Really About
February 05, 2025
John Daniel Davidsdon of The Federalist offers some perspective on the real reason the Trump administration has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development ("USAID").
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Global USAID Staff Put on Administrative Leave
February 05, 2025
Continuing in its move to overhaul the U.S. Agency of International Development ("USAID"), the Trump administration has announced that all directly-hired USAID staff will be put on administrative leave. Some exceptions have been made for those who are "responsibile for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."
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Rubio, new "Acting Head" of USAID, Accuses the Organization of "Rank Insubordination"
February 04, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was named "acting head" of the U.S. Agency for international Development ("USAID") on Sunday, says that the agency needs an extensive overhaul, claiming that it has "lost its focus and abandoned the national interest."
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Trump Plans to Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council
February 04, 2025
As he did during his first term, sources say that President Trump will sign an exective order withdrawing the United States from the United Nations Human Rights Council. This order will coincide with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House.
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