May 24, 2025 — Joni Mitchell sang, “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” She was lamenting loss of the environment. Aid to developing countries (Overseas Development Assistance) may now be in the same category.
- How much does the US spend?
For the last 80 years, Americans have spent more on humanitarian assistance, economic development programs, and other foreign aid than any other country: $72 billion by the US government in 2024, and more by private NGOs.