Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has terminated 17 projects under a foreign aid program that funds school meals for children in low-income countries, according to an ...

This is the fourth article in an SSIR series authored by T. Alexander Puutio and other global development experts and leaders on how the sector can chart a path forward in the face of government ...

Steep cuts to global education funding could push 6 million more children out of school in the coming year. In humanitarian contexts, the threats could be devastating. "Every dollar cut from education ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Abrupt cuts to development aid by major donor countries could cause up to 22.6 million additional deaths in developing countries by 2030, including 5.4 million children ...

WASHINGTON (October 1, 2025) — Save the Children and Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) today expressed deep concern about the U.S. government shutdown and the rescission of approximately $4.9 ...

IN RECENT YEARS a quiet but disturbing trend emerged: as countries struggled to recover from the covid-19 pandemic and other shocks, official development assistance—aid funding from rich countries ...

WASHINGTON — If the government wants poor children to thrive, it should give their parents money. That simple idea has propelled an avid movement to send low-income families regular payments with no ...