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• USAID to Seek Supplemental Funds for Disaster Relief

  Posted by Josh Miller on 09 March 2010

    The U.S. Agency for International Development will seek supplemental emergency funds to offset expenses in Haiti. The agency’s chief told Congress last week that he hopes to avoid reallocating funds from other crises relief programs.   “We’ve been in close contact with our implementing partners in other complex crises around the world and have asked them not to delay or slow down program implementation – working under the assumption those additional reso...

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  • Tags: MCC, Millennium Challenge Corporation, humanitarian relief, humanitarian aid, development business, US aid reform, procurement, contracting, development aid
  • Posted:03/09/2010 07:39:57 PM | Email | Permalink
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• Haiti: A Long-Term Development Need

  Posted by Richard Parker on 03 March 2010

  

    As the U.S. begins aiding in the recovery efforts in Chile after the devastating earthquake there last Saturday, we should not forget the long road that still lies ahead for Haiti’s own recovery efforts.  Now that the cameras are off and the news crews have turned their attention to other natural disasters elsewhere, the real work will begin in Haiti to rebuild a nation that was already in turmoil.    From relief organizations to corporations, many USGLC m...

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  • Tags: Haiti, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, United States, World Vision, USGLC, Proctor & Gamble, Care, PSI, global development, Chile, earthquake, recovery efforts, aid
  • Posted:03/03/2010 07:05:06 PM | Email | Permalink
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• White House Eyes New $200M Global Health Fund

  Posted by Josh Miller on 18 February 2010

    Up to 10 priority countries would be selected in the next two fiscal years to benefit from a $200 million fund requested by the Obama administration, representatives from agencies contributing to the president’s Global Health Initiative told congressional staffers Feb. 17.   The White House’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2011 calls for the GHI Strategic Reserve Fund to be established with $100 million from the Global Health and Child Survival account at...

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  • Tags: GHI Strategic Reserve Fund, USAID, State Department, PEPFAR, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, diseases, Kenneth Mayer, Jennifer Kates, Kaiser Family Foundation
  • Posted:02/18/2010 11:40:50 AM | Email | Permalink
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• African Leaders Optimistic About Continent’s Business Prospects

  Posted by Jemila Abdulai on 04 February 2010

    Africa is open for business and doesn’t intend to close shop any time soon. That was the overarching message during the Kellogg School of Management’s inaugural Africa Business Conference in Evanston, Illinois, on Jan. 30.   The conference was organized by the Kellogg Africa Business Club and featured a powerhouse of experts from the public and private sectors. It joins the ranks of similar business forums by Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvan...

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  • Tags: Africa, business development, development business, cooperative development, ICT, urban development
  • Posted:02/04/2010 11:46:57 PM | Email | Permalink
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• The International Affairs Budget: Critical Investments in National Security

  Posted by Jordan Smith on 01 February 2010

  

    By Jordan Smith   “As I have said for the last two years, I believe that the challenges confronting our nation cannot be dealt with by military means alone. They require instead whole-of-government approaches – but that can only be done if the State Department is given resources befitting the scope of its mission across the globe.” - Defense Secretary Gates (April 30, 2009)   International Affairs Budget Snapshot - Representing...

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  • Tags: International Affairs Budget, United States, diplomacy, national security, Barack Obama
  • Posted:02/01/2010 07:08:10 PM | Email | Permalink
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