By now it is old news- in the 112th Congress, the House will turn from a Democratic to a Republican majority. Committee leadership and composition will change, with implications for U.S. policy in many areas. What will this change in leadership mean for development? There are two committees where the change will matter most for U.S. development and foreign aid policy- the House Foreign Affairs... [Read more]
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Policy News Roundup – May 6
compiled by Eugenia Ho, Global Washington volunteer New Timing for Strategic Reviews The interim findings of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) were expected to be released in January. After months of delay, it is likely that they will not be released at all. However, the QDDR still expects to release its findings in September, which is when the discussion on the progress... [Read more]
Policy News Roundup – Proposed Cut to Foreign Affairs Budget
compiled by Eugenia Ho, Global Washington Volunteer Heated Debate over the Proposed Cut to International Affairs Budget Thursday, Bloody Thursday: Bono calls out senator over aid cuts While receiving his Atlantic Council Humanitarian Leadership Award, lead singer of U2 and co-founder of ONE Campaign Bono pleaded for Washington to resist Senator Conrad’s proposed cuts of $4 billion from the $58.8... [Read more]
Policy News Roundup – Will they reform foreign aid before it implodes?
Foreign Aid Reform: In a recent Huffington Post article, Carol Peasley writes about the “what next” of foreign aid reform, beyond giving development a stronger voice in the larger policy discussions. She asks: how can we make aid more effective through greater local ownership- what would that look like, in terms of process and funding? She also says that much of the discussion about USAID reform... [Read more]
Policy News Roundup — February 23, 2010
A girl uses bottle tops to count in a math lesson in Ghana. See girls' education in Ghana article below. US Global Development Policy: Rajiv Shah, the new USAID Administrator, will testify at the upcoming House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing March 3, 2010– U.S. Policies and Programs for Global Development: USAID and the FY 2011 Budget Request. Check this link after March 3rd for the... [Read more]
Policy News Roundup
Image from the new IFPRI book Millions Fed: see below THE FY2011 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET AND US DEVELOPMENT POLICY: Secretary Clinton will appear before the full House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a hearing on the FY2011 International Affairs Budget and “Promoting Security through Diplomacy and Development,” on February 25. Aid advocates seem happy with the international affairs budget... [Read more]
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CHINA & THE WORLD EXPO: The World Expo in Shanghai is “the Olympic Games of economics, culture and technology” China’s Expo pavilion opens to the world China welcomed international visitors as it marked the completion of the China pavilion for the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Middle class protestors march over World Expo threat to Shanghai homes Almost 1,000 people in Shanghai... [Read more]
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Yemen : Following a failed attempt to blow up Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, government officials from around the world met in London to coordinate international efforts to provide assistance to Yemen. Yemen is considered a terrorist hot spot, and is now in the global spotlight. Officials are concerned about the growing Al Qaeda presence, and are considering using development... [Read more]
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President Barack Obama intends to propose a three-year freeze in spending that accounts for one-sixth of the federal budget – however, military, veterans, homeland security and international affairs budgets (including foreign aid) are safe from the freeze. The British development agency, DFID, launched a new fund for small non profits Bill Gates writes about achieving productivity and sustainability... [Read more]
Policy News Roundup – Clinton vs Congress, Spinning the Haiti Crisis, and more
FOREIGN AID REFORM Clinton combats Congress on foreign aid reform Brookings blog gives Obama a B- for his work on global development in 2009, and wonders if Shah will preside over an “agency without agency” in 2010. Rajiv Shah was sworn in as USAID administrator on January 12th Steve Radelet of the Center for Global Development and “father of the Millennium Challenge Corporation” is under... [Read more]
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