humanitarian aid

The road to famine: How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza

As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S.'s role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

He owns trendy Israeli eateries. Now he’s a rep for a controversial Gaza food program

Shahar Segal — known for restaurants around the world that include Manhattan's Michelin-starred Shmoné — is a spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here’s what happened

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

Food is running out in Gaza nearly a month into Israeli blockade

The World Food Programme says it has just five days left of flour and two weeks left of other food supplies in Gaza.

What to know about Lesotho, the country Trump said ‘nobody has ever heard of’

President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.