foreign aid
- economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
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Origin of foreign aid
First recorded in 1955–60
Also called aid.
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“MSF is the only foreign-aid agency that has maintained a presence on the ground in Syria,” he said.
Al Shabab, in turn, accused the groups of spying and being against Muslims, and banned all foreign-aid work.
Half of the top 16 U.S. foreign-aid recipients are Muslim countries.
foreign aid
- economic and other assistance given by one country to another
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