/tags/usaid USAID en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:34:34 GMT /government-politics/2025-03-13/doge-makes-its-latest-errors-harder-to-find Elon Musk’s group obscured the details of some new claims on its website, despite promises of transparency. But The New York Times was still able to detect another batch of mistakes. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:34:34 GMT /government-politics/2025-03-13/doge-makes-its-latest-errors-harder-to-find David A. Fahrenthold and Jeremy Singer-Vine | The New York Times /americas/2025-03-11/usaid-cuts-latin-america-immigration President Trump says U.S. foreign aid "doesn't align" with his America First agenda. But in Latin America, data suggest it delivers for his big priority: reducing illegal immigration. It's also a pro-democracy force in the region — and diplomats fear its retreat there further benefits China. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-03-11/usaid-cuts-latin-america-immigration Tim Padgett /commentary/2025-02-06/trump-maduro-venezuela-foreign-aid-usaid COMMENTARY President Trump's USAID freeze is a doubly self-defeating mistake: it emboldens Latin American dictators he claims to scare and raises the despair of migrants he wants to keep out. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2025-02-06/trump-maduro-venezuela-foreign-aid-usaid Tim Padgett /news/2021-08-24/we-know-haiti-after-2010-debacle-diaspora-wants-bigger-earthquake-aid-role After Haiti's epic 2010 earthquake, Haitians were largely shut out of the international relief effort. Haitian-Americans want to change that in 2021. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:35:29 GMT /news/2021-08-24/we-know-haiti-after-2010-debacle-diaspora-wants-bigger-earthquake-aid-role Tim Padgett /news/2019-03-08/humanitarian-operation-for-venezuela-continues-say-u-s-colombia-and-guaido-representative Two weeks after violent clashes on the border between Venezuela and Colombia left more than 400 people wounded, the U.S. government and its Colombian… Sat, 09 Mar 2019 01:43:25 GMT /news/2019-03-08/humanitarian-operation-for-venezuela-continues-say-u-s-colombia-and-guaido-representative /news/2018-07-17/u-s-makes-new-6-million-pledge-to-help-venezuelan-refugees-settle-in-other-countries By the end of this year, an estimated 3 million Venezuelans will have left their country – and the humanitarian crisis there – since 2015. The U.S.… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:27:03 GMT /news/2018-07-17/u-s-makes-new-6-million-pledge-to-help-venezuelan-refugees-settle-in-other-countries Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2018-04-03/aid-effort-for-desperate-venezuelans-pivots-from-caracas-to-cucuta At a warehouse near Miami International Airport, Adelys Ferro is unpacking boxes and making a checklist of donated medicines for Venezuelans.Heart… Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:41:52 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2018-04-03/aid-effort-for-desperate-venezuelans-pivots-from-caracas-to-cucuta Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2016-04-25/rollerblading-honduran-mentor-gets-u-s-honor-and-a-skate-park Jessel Recinos grew up on some of Honduras’ poorest and deadliest streets – and the country's ubiquitous gang violence nearly ended his life when he was… Mon, 25 Apr 2016 23:46:38 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2016-04-25/rollerblading-honduran-mentor-gets-u-s-honor-and-a-skate-park Tim Padgett /news/2015-06-15/in-the-controversial-struggle-to-put-roofs-over-haitians-heads-is-smaller-better In disaster relief circles, the report this month by NPR and ProPublica registered a good 8.0 on the Richter scale of wake-up calls.Their investigation… Tue, 16 Jun 2015 01:35:30 GMT /news/2015-06-15/in-the-controversial-struggle-to-put-roofs-over-haitians-heads-is-smaller-better Tim Padgett /politics/2014-04-15/was-cuban-twitter-dumb-or-defensible-or-both Confession: When I criticized ZunZuneo as the story emerged earlier this month, I left something important unsaid.I support its basic intent. That is, the… Wed, 16 Apr 2014 02:56:43 GMT /politics/2014-04-15/was-cuban-twitter-dumb-or-defensible-or-both Tim Padgett