Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, warned that a U.S. funding cut would have severe ripple effects, forcing NGOs to lay off female workers and setting back women’s ...

Jan Egeland, the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told Reuters that the decision had left agencies reeling as they braced for further cuts from the biggest donor to Afghanistan.

Khan Mohammed, left, stands in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, after his release as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Mohammed, who had ...

White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar January 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. | Updated January 21, 2025 at 9:59 p.m.

The top U.N. envoy in Sudan, Jan Pronk, had written to the government asking for an explanation of the restrictions on Egeland, who is due to report to the Security Council on the Darfur situation.