U.S. pledges $2 billion to U.N. aid, reshaping humanitarian model
Investment brings reform and pooled funding even as deep aid cuts leave U.N. agencies struggling to meet record needs.
Guatemala
Guatemala, the largest economy and most populous nation in Central America, is a U.N. member that plays a key role in regional migration and anti-corruption efforts. Its diplomatic relations with the U.S. are central to its foreign policy, driven by trade and the high levels of migration, while the new government's anti-corruption agenda faces significant institutional challenges.
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DOGE's takeover of USIP failed. The ripple effects can hurt Trump policy.
Efforts to dismantle the U.S. Institute of Peace halted key programs in Guatemala against violence and social unrest.
UNHCR forced to cut U.S.-related programs for refugees and migrants
Scoop: The cuts result from Trump abolishing Biden-era efforts to save lives through legal U.S. immigration options.
Reprisals against human rights defenders cited among 42 nations
A new report's evidence of threats and retaliation extends to 12 of the U.N. Human Rights Council's 47 member nations.
IOM help to migrant caravan in Guatemala shows growing aid trend
The U.N. migration agency was providing aid and arranging the return home of more than 140 migrants from Honduras.
WFP to quadruple food aid in 4 countries hammered by drought
The U.N. food agency plans to offer food assistance to 700,000 people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The United Nations has led 76 investigations in the past 55 years
As demands grow for a U.N. probe of Khashoggi's murder, an Arete News review finds just eight previous such orders.
Evidence of election meddling competes with voting assistance
Russians and Americans have a complicated history of election meddling abroad, but they are not equivalent.
Frontier of machine learning raises questions and risks for human rights
International organizations are calling on governments and technology companies to adopt a human rights declaration.
U.N. says Trump violates children's rights along U.S.-Mexico border
The U.N. human rights office said the 'zero tolerance' policy violates children's rights by breaking up families from Mexico.