US foreign aid withdrawal and global health impact 2026
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US aid cuts squeeze UN food agency as world heads into food crises blind, experts warn
The Black Sea Grain Initiative is a now-suspended agreement between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN.
Phil Hogan, Ireland's former EU agriculture and trade commissioner, is running to become director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Chris Barrett said funding shortfalls mean less monitoring and surveillance for early warning of looming problems.
UN funding cuts impact refugees at Cox's Bazar settlement
Al Jazeera's Tanvir Chowdhury reported on the impact of UN funding cuts on refugees at Cox's Bazar.
Refugees at Cox's Bazar are feeling the brunt of severe UN funding cuts.
Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh is the world's largest refugee settlement.
Al Jazeera opinion: WHO's future between China and the West
An opinion article discussing whether the WHO's future lies with China or the West was published on September 23, 2026.
Report: Healthcare in Africa under strain after US aid withdrawal
The withdrawal of Pepfar funding for South Africa led to HIV clinics closing across the country, leaving 1.4 million people living with HIV to face uncertainty about their treatment.
The report titled A Sovereign Future For Health was created by the Accra Reset, a global health initiative led by John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s president.
The report cites a statistic that Africa produces less than 1% of its vaccines while carrying about 25% of the global disease burden.