Jeremy Konyndyk
Jeremy Konyndyk is an American humanitarian expert and former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. He has extensive experience in crisis response and international development, and he has been a prominent voice in advocating for the continuation of U.S. humanitarian aid. Konyndyk recently warned that proposed cuts to USAID could lead to a significant increase in global mortality rates, highlighting the agency's critical role in emergency assistance.
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Jeremy Konyndyk, who led the U.S. government’s response to the West Africa outbreak in 2014, said the latest official number of more than 1,000 cases in the DRC is an undercount.
Ottawa to halt processing of visitor applications for three African countries over Ebola concerns
Canada· 2026-05-27
Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, voiced concerns about the impact of prolonged disruption to global energy supplies on low-income countries.
Middle East war could force Gulf states to pivot from AfricaCanada· 2026-03-05
Jeremy Konyndyk, the president of Refugees International, expressed concerns about the new health strategy's implications.
The US has released an ‘America First Global Health Strategy.’ Health experts warn it is risky
United States· 2025-11-26
Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, noted that refugees who enter the US through the admissions program are the most vetted and scrutinized of any migrants.
Trump administration moves to reinterview refugees admitted to US under BidenUnited States· 2025-11-25
Jeremy Konyndyk is the president of Refugees International who discussed the UAE's global reputation.
Pressure mounts on UAE to halt arms sales to Sudanese militiaCanada· 2025-10-31
Jeremy Konyndyk is the president of Refugees International and expressed concern over the killings in El Fasher.
Massacres under way in Darfur after militia captures besieged city, reports sayCanada· 2025-10-28
Jeremy Konyndyk described the situation as a de facto creeping annexation of Gaza.
Fears Gaza ‘temporary’ ceasefire line could become permanent new border | Gaza
United Kingdom· 2025-10-26
Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, expressed concern that the event would enable countries to push refugees out.
Trump administration says the global asylum system is broken and calls for major changesUnited States· 2025-09-25
Jeremy Konyndyk is the president of Refugees International and a US official overseeing humanitarian efforts during the Biden and Obama administrations.
Israeli troops fire warning shots as UN aid convoy looted in Gaza
New Zealand· 2025-08-02
Jeremy Konyndyk criticized the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for not halting a model that produces daily massacres.
The Guardian view on Gaza’s engineered famine: stop arming the slaughter – or lose the rule of law | EditorialUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-18
Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, said Israel is trying to alleviate the political pressure it is facing from global allies.
Trump administration says Israel has accepted its proposal for temporary ceasefire in GazaCanada· 2025-05-30
Jeremy Konyndyk criticized the policy as a 'racialized immigration program disguised as refugee relocation'.
Primul grup de refugiați sud-africani albi a sosit în SUA. A fost întâmpinat de înalți oficiali americani
Romania· 2025-05-13
Jeremy Konyndyk called the refugee policy a racialized immigration program.
White South Africans granted refugee status by Trump administration arrive in USUnited States· 2025-05-12
Jeremy Konyndyk, who ran the USAID Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) from 2013 to 2016.
USAID cuts put US on sidelines of Myanmar aid, former officials sayUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-02
Jeremy Konyndyk, a former USAID official who is president of Refugees International, called the move 'a total abdication of decades of US leadership in the world.'
Remaining USAID staff fired as Trump reshapes US foreign aid policy
Tanzania· 2025-03-31
Jeremy Konyndyk criticized the closure of a crucial U.S. government operation.
Governo Trump notifica funcionários que USAID será abolida
Liechtenstein· 2025-03-29
Konyndyk, the president of Refugees International, supervised the USAID response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak.
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Uruguay· 2025-03-04
Jeremy Konyndyk warned that the cuts to USAID would lead to immediate deaths.
Não é o Musk que está a cortar o dinheiro que serve para “salvar vidas”. É Trump | Falso
Portugal· 2025-02-10