Global official development assistance fell 23.1 percent in 2025 from a year ago, OECD said, marking its largest annual contraction on record as the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump pushes for deep cuts in international aid.Preliminary data by the 38-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, released in early April, showed that the total amount of foreign aid by 33 major donors came to $165.5 billion last year in real terms, a decline for the second straight year.The five largest aid providers by volume -- Germany, the United States, Britain, Japan and Franc…READ FULL ARTICLE
