US urges nations to back ‘trade over aid’ plan as UN warns against privatizing assistance

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The U.S. is urging other nations to back a “trade over aid” initiative at the United Nations as part of the Trump administration’s broader shift away from donor-focused development assistance and toward greater private investment

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Trump administration urges business partnerships instead of foreign aid

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US state department’s ‘trade over aid’ initiative draws criticism from non-profit sector

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Trump officials urge other countries to join new ‘trade over aid’ push

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US calls free-market capitalism ‘surest path to prosperity’ and seeks to forgo direct aid to developing countriesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Trump administration has moved to formally enlist foreign governments in a sweeping reorientation of global development policy, directing American diplomats worldwide to seek official support for a “trade over aid” declaration before its…

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