Foreign Aid

Kiribati dodges aid cuts in NZ review

The New Zealand Government has decided against cutting its current foreign aid to Kiribati, following a review sparked by a diplomatic stoush between Foreign Minister Winston Peters and the island nation’s

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Australia pivots foreign aid to Pacific to cover U.S. cut

Pacific Island nations will get a larger chunk of Australia’s foreign aid as spending is refocused after the United States slashed its aid agency.  Foreign Minister Penny Wong asked her department to compile a

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Australia tallies Pacific impact of U.S foreign aid cuts

Australia is racing to identify the South Pacific’s most pressing funding needs as the United States moves to slash its foreign aid budget, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Thursday.  Crucial food, climate

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