international aid

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The new blackout occurred as an international aid convoy began to arrive in Cuba this week, bringing sorely-needed medical supplies, food, water and solar panels to the Caribbean island.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

So far, the international aid to Cuba will likely make little difference in alleviating the economic pain, economists say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The figure is higher than any time since the Second World War, at the same time as governments across the world are cutting international aid.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

In Sri Lanka meanwhile, the government called for international aid and used military helicopters to reach people stranded by flooding and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Bureaucrats, party officials, army officers, and other well-placed government elites ended up stealing about thirty percent of the aid, according to estimates by outside scholars and international aid agencies.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden