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Global Development in the State of the Union Address – We Do it Because it is...
Last night, President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address, after one year in office. As expected, he discussed healthcare reform, the economic recovery, and national security....
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Obama Announces New U.S. Global Development Policy
On the final day of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Summit yesterday, President Obama announced a new U.S. Global Development Policy. The global development community has been waiting for this...
View ArticleNew Approach to Development
For the last few months, foreign assistance has been one of the most prominent and recurrent topics of discussion. With the skeptics of foreign aid questioning its effectiveness and value and...
View ArticleReforming Aid: Transforming the World
The importance of effective foreign assistance in the wake of the severe crisis in the Horn of Africa and a concern over the impact of the proposed foreign aid cuts, were the two underlying themes of...
View ArticleObama Administration’s Second Term Aid Priorities: More of the Same?
By Anna Jensen-Clem Following President Obama’s re-election on Tuesday evening, many are speculating on the Administration’s foreign aid priorities in the coming years. While the Obama Administration...
View ArticlePresidential Memorandum to Strengthen Our Work to Advance Gender Equality...
By Juliana Thong Many steps have been taken during the Obama administration to elevate the issues of global gender equality. Perhaps the most critical thus far occurred on January 30, 2013, when...
View ArticleCongressman Smith, Senator Murray Warn Against Military Action in Syria
Yesterday, Washington Representative and top Democrat of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith [WA-9] issued a press release on United States involvement in Syria. Along with other...
View ArticleThe Future of U.S. Food Aid Reform
The United States is the largest provider of food aid with approximately three billion people in 150 countries benefitting from USAID’s Food for Peace, the largest American food aid program. However,...
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