First weeks of Trump administration upend the international community
The impact of the abrupt U.S. foreign aid suspension has been quick and harsh for people and organizations worldwide.
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Trump orders general review of U.S. funding and ties to United Nations
The U.S. president also withdrew the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and stopped funding for UNRWA.
After aid suspension, USAID's future is in doubt as website goes offline
Aid groups were in crisis as the U.S. aid agency seemed to lose independence and be put on the chopping block.
Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves closest ever to human extinction
Atomic scientists reset the Clock to the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
Hiring freeze at WHO as U.S. exit threatens global health programs
WHO's emergency moves follow months of warnings the U.N. health agency faces severe impacts if U.S. funding dries up.
Trump announces U.S. exit from climate treaty, U.N. health agency
The process of forcing the United States to withdraw from the Paris climate treaty and WHO will take a year to complete.
Trump strongly rejects international cooperation. Round 2 is underway.
Here's a timeline of Trump's actions involving international organizations and treaties, from his first term to the present.
IMF warns Trump’s policies could fuel inflation and prevent rate cuts
The global organization forecasts some improvement in the world economy but says Trump's plans cloud the outlook.
BRICS adds Indonesia to its rivalry with the G-20 for global cooperation
The group named for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa targets social inclusion and global governance reforms.
Humanitarian aid workers thin ranks as Haiti violence intensifies
The United Nations and Doctors Without Borders are moving staff to safety as gangs take over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince.
Trump picks fierce U.N. critic as U.S. ambassador to the world body
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik will succeed career diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. envoy to the U.N.
A second Trump wave is about to hit IOs. Not all have survival strategies.
Trump's second term will likely pose a serious challenge to U.N.-led efforts on climate change, global health and trade.
Swiss and U.S. voters could teach each other a few things
I'm an 18-year-old Swiss-American learning how two similar democracies can have such different political cultures.
U.N. biodiversity summit ends without financing deal in overtime
World leaders failed to reach agreement over who should pay what into which fund toward the global biodiversity goals.
Inflation is down, but politics and conflicts dim economic outlook
International Monetary Fund blames a lackluster economy on slowing growth, potential trade wars and regional conflicts.
Hello, I'm Felix. I just got the right to vote in two countries.
As a Swiss-American, I'm represented by a Swiss woman president who spoke at the U.N. Maybe the U.S. will follow?