Financial aid

EU cuts aid to Sierra Leone over its help to convicted cocaine kingpin, Netherlands says

Dutch Minister of Justice and Security David van Weel speaks during a press conference of the European Coalition for Civil Preparedness and Resilience meeting in Helsinki, Finland. April 16, 2026. Lehtikuva/ Emmi Korhonen/via REUTERS

UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3 million people without aid

The agency faces a US$5.789 billion (S$7.4 billion) funding gap, after money available to the agency fell 24% between 2024 and 2025.

EU, IMF understand need to help Ukraine finance budget gap, Zelenskiy says

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS/File Photo

Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

Nepal has contributed negligibly to the breakdown of the global climate system, said Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal.

Ukraine proposes record defence spending next year as war costs soar

Ukraine Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko attends a bilateral meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the sidelines of the IMF and WB annual meetings, at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal

Ukraine military aid surged in June despite long-term shortages: Institute

Kyiv was allocated €7.2 billion (S$10.62 billion) in military aid in June, the highest amount since the €9.04 billion received in April 2024.

Senators offer Lebanon aid Bill tied to countering Hezbollah

US senators introduced legislation that would authorise US$200 million (S$255.64 million) a year in security assistance to Lebanon’s armed forces.

British government under fire for ‘wrecking ball’ aid cuts

Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the cuts in 2025 to increase defence spending, prompting the resignation of Britain’s international development minister.

World Bank to abandon goal to devote 45% of lending resources to climate change projects

A drone view of a seawall under construction, funded by the World Bank and Green Climate Fund, along the coast of Ebeye, Marshall Islands, June 13, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS

A year after USAID shutdown, Americans still back foreign development aid, poll shows

The poll of 2,022 voters showed Republicans and President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again base were sceptical of foreign aid before getting more details.

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