Huge reductions in foreign aid by the United States and Europe have led the U.N.’s emergency relief coordinator to slash its fund-raising targets for next year.

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Not too much religious moralism in the administration, but too little.

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Not too much religious moralism in the administration, but too little.

In Gaza and the West Bank, human rights work is starting to mean something new.

Each dollar you donate through my holiday guide will generate $4 to nonprofits that are making our world a better place.

Island countries understood that a day like this would come.