Faced with cuts imposed by the United States and other countries, the World Health Organization must lay off thousands of staff, including several hundred in Geneva. The World Health Organization (WHO), headquartered in Geneva, must let go of 1,282 staff worldwide by June 2026 due to cuts imposed by the United States and other countries. … [Read more…]
This week brought more bad news for the international ecosystem on the shores of Lake Geneva. UNICEF and the WHO have announced new layoffs and relocations, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has not been spared. Some of the world’s largest global health donors—including Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis … [Read more…]
For years, the world of grants, contracts, and compliance has been defined by manual tasks: reviewing dense donor agreements line by line, tracking deadlines with spreadsheets, drafting subawards from outdated templates, and racing to fix issues during audits. If you’ve worked in government, NGOs, philanthropy, or international development, you know the drill. Contract teams are … [Read more…]
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Amidst funding cuts, hiring freezes, “restructurings,” your job disappeared overnight. What now? MORE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Stephani Cherkaoui has a pot of Moroccan tea on the kitchen stove in her townhome, half an hour outside Washington, D.C. Her kids’ artwork — her “favorite collection” — adorns the walls. Her cat, Dublin, settles himself on a kitchen chair. Over the past five months, Cherkaoui has had time to … [Read more…]
After the Trump administration closed the organisation down, a group of former staff secured new funding for almost 80 programmes, benefiting an estimated 40 million people They call themselves the “lifeboat crew”. After losing their jobs abruptly when the Trump administration slashed US overseas aid earlier this year, a group of dedicated workers decided to … [Read more…]
One federal worker was rejected three times from the administration’s early resignation offer. Would he blame the president he voted for? PAHRUMP, Nev. — When the government’s resignation offer arrived, Edward Brandon Beckham had no way of knowing. He was on leave caring for Mikel, his wife of 21 years, who was dying of colon … [Read more…]
We’ve set a goal of 10,000 T-Mobile customers canceling their contracts between November 14-16. In the process, we hope to build on the energy of the Target, Tesla, and Disney boycotts and make it clear not just to T-Mobile but all of corporate America: There are costs to siding with this authoritarian government. MORE
On Thursday night, President Donald Trump shared a music video on Truth Social. In it, an AI-generated Russ Vought—Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget and a Project 2025 mastermind—is the grim reaper, carrying a scythe along a hallway lined with portraits of Democratic leaders. Vought, the video’s soundtrack explains, “wields the pen, … [Read more…]