SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.

‘Denhere says the funding issues are connected to wider global donor cuts, not just the Trump administration slashing US aid this year.’

Due to EPP siding with the far right, EU-Parliament has voted down the report on financing for development ahead of the Fourth International Conference in #Seville. The report should have called on Member States to increase their commitment to international development

📊 As part of the EU's geopolitical ambitions, the 2024 mid-term review saw major reductions in per-country development allocations across Sub-Saharan Africa. But for what reasons? @P_VanDamme_EU demystifies the less-than-transparent process 👉 https://t.co/xHctxmOQJB

Great to see the European Parliament using my reporting to call for “full transparency and accountability” over suspected fraud at the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. https://t.co/7dEfLTx7OA

Zimbabwe has over USD 21 billion in debt and arrears with bilateral and multilateral creditors. Several years ago, the Government of Zimbabwe initiated a commendable arrears clearance and debt resolution process to address this situation. It is disappointing to see that Zimbabwe

1/6 First responders should never be a target. Yet today @UNOCHA supported @PalestineRCS and Civil Defense to retrieve colleagues from a mass grave in #Rafah #Gaza that was marked with the emergency light from one of their crushed ambulances.

Blog: How Development Finance Institutions Can Help in a Time of Aid Austerity TLDR: lots of aid cuts; development finance institutions (eg IFC) failing to deliver in poorest countries; could help by making profits in richer countries to transfer to grant making in LICs.

Devex Invested: Europe takes note but no action amid USAID collapse https://t.co/UUTieljekf #Devex via @Devex

As the world’s richest men slash American aid for the world’s poorest children, they insist no one has died. That is not true. In South Sudan, the efforts by @elonmusk & Trump are already leading children to die.

🚨SCOOP 🚨 Some 15 European Parliamentarians are "on the radar" in a new corruption investigation into Huawei's EU lobbying. Huawei is suspected of bribing MEPs with lavish gifts, luxury trip to China, and even cash - in return for their public support. (Link below.)

.@EU_Partnerships responds to my story on suspected fraud at the @PressACP (which received €36.5 million from EU taxpayers from 2013-2023). - Stands by Samoa Agreement w now 77 ACP states. - Audit ongoing. - Can't/Won't say how much EU money potentially lost.

Scoop: ‘Suspected fraud’ at EU-backed African, Caribbean, Pacific org https://t.co/VCqrw2LW2t #Devex via @Devex

The Year 10 Civics Exam is having ***absolutely none of your cynicism***

Scoop: EU halts funding as OACPS woes ‘more serious than expected’ https://t.co/AWdmrvCsfP #Devex via @Devex

It is disappointing to see how little reaction there is in the Belgian media about the 25% cut in Belgian foreign aid budget, which will have a huge negative impact. I talked to @vchadw of @devex last week about that. More on my my interview here below https://t.co/K7iu6HZdgd

How Australians want their aid spent. Hint: Not via localization https://t.co/yJhcnUEuBF #Devex via @Devex

.... the most detailed account yet of the impact the U.S. government foreign aid pause is having on the U.N.’s far-ranging operations.

EXCLUSIVE: A limited waiver for PEPFAR to restart operations despite the 90-day foreign aid freeze came through Saturday. It includes antiretroviral medications and treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. By @AdvaSal https://t.co/yoyQiuGHoI

And the waivers for things like humanitarian assistance? "Nobody really wants to take a risk at the agency level because they will lose their jobs if they don't show loyalty to President Trump."