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How U.S. Taxpayers Are Funding the Taliban

Michael Hughes | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Hamid Karzai, World, Afghanistan, Books, Taliban, Abdul-Qayum-Karzai, Vietnam, Usaid, World News, World News

The U.S. has been financing both sides of the war in Afghanistan since 2001 as a startling percentage of foreign aid continues to flood Taliban coffers on a daily basis, according to Douglas A. Wissing in his new book.

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Standing Up for All the Fallen

Christopher Holshek | Posted 05.25.2012

We should respect each other's commitment to community and country. There is no reason why we cannot stand up for all the fallen, so that Memorial Day will honor all those who gave their lives in the service of their neighbors as well as their nation.

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Prey Lang: A Forest on the Brink of Destruction (PHOTOS)

Mathieu Young | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Usaid, Global Witness, World Bank, Cambodia Forest, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Illegal Logging, Deforestation, Slideexpand, Green News

We stayed in the forest homes of members of the Prey Lang Network, a grassroots association of villagers risking their lives to try and slow the destruction of their forest.

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The Hunt for Impact Investments

Maura O'Neill | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Usaid, Innovation, Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Investment, State Department, Impact, Impact News

If a boat is financial capital, and deals are the fish, investors want to be floating in a river where the fish are jumping.

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World Malaria Day: The Faces Behind The Numbers

Katharine McPhee | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Usaid, President's Malaria Initiative, Burkina Faso, Malaria No More, Africa, Slidepollajax, Ghana, Malaria, Katharine McPhee, World Malaria Day, Smash, Impact News

I recently went on a trip to multiple locations in Africa, where I learned that although I can't save the world, I can help save one life.

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Every Child Deserves A 5th Birthday

Dr. Rajiv Shah | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Usaid, Global Health, Children, Slidepollajax, Global Motherhood, Unicef, Child Survival, Child Health, Foreign Policy, Parents, Impact News

As a father of three, I see unlimited potential when I look at my children. And I am reminded that my own parents came to the United States from India so that my sister and I could have a strong education and greater opportunity in life.

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Is Lack of Diversity a Factor in Our Failure in Afghanistan?

Richard Dickerson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Afghan War, Afghanistan War, Soldiers, Military, US Military, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Diversity, Diversity in the Military, Usaid, Afghanistan War Leadership, State Department, Black Voices News

When you constantly pick the same people with similar backgrounds to serve and lead, it's hard for new and different ideas to be considered -- or even discussed. There is a value to different perspectives that come from different experiences, including a minority experience.

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Has Foreign Aid Hurt Haiti: An Interview with Mario Joseph

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi | Posted 04.06.2012

Mario Joseph is Haiti's most influential and respected human rights attorney. Since 1996, he has led the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in Port-au-Prince, which uses prominent human rights cases and a victim-centered approach in the interest of the poor majority.

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But That Is Another Story

David Isenberg | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Usaid, Private Military Security Contractors, Sigar, Afghanistan, Afghan Public Protection Force, Business News

Perhaps the private military and security industry is right; maybe using contractors IS more cost-effective than using regular military folks. But is that really the case?

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The 21st Century Urban Disaster: How Do We Respond?

David Weiss | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Usaid, Natural Disasters, Housing and Urban Development, Humanitarian Aid, Haiti, Impact News

Regrettably, disasters are inevitable. But with continued investment in disaster risk reduction activities, municipal governments can mitigate the impact of those disasters when they do occur.

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Remembering The Victims Of Slavery

Free The Slaves | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Sarah Mendelson, Usaid, Slavery, Free the Slaves, Usaid Policy, Hillary Clinton, Rajiv Shah, Modern Day Slavery, Human Trafficking, Activism, Impact News

USAID has made tremendous progress in the past year on C-TIP and I'm already looking forward to next year's PITF, where we can share how we've turned our policy into action, announce concrete deliverables, and make new commitments to combating this horrific crime. We hope all our partners inside and outside the government will hold us accountable.

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Responding Early and Building Resilience in the Sahel

Nancy Lindborg | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Horn of Africa Drought, Burkina Faso, Horn of Africa, Horn of Africa Famine, Africa, Sahel, Usaid, Tougouri, World News

A year after the worst drought in 60 years sent 13.3 million people in the Horn of Africa into crisis, we are now facing a rising threat of crisis in the Sahel -- an arid belt that stretches from Senegal through Niger and Burkina Faso to Chad.

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U.S. Ambassador in Botswana Takes Grassroots Approach

Ross Szabo | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Obama USAID, Botswana, Usaid Policy, Botswana U.S., Michelle Gavin, U.S. Ambassador Michelle Gavin, Usaid, Impact News

Ambassador Gavin is focused on three core areas in Botswana: youth issues, health and economic diversification. She possesses a distinctive leadership quality, which is to listen more than talk during meetings in local villages.

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Coming Together for Water for the World

Jan Eliasson | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Poverty, US Congress, State Department, International Development, Usaid, Water, Sanitation, Water for the World Act, Clean Water, Wash, Impact News

The best intentioned development efforts fail if the basic necessity of clean water and sanitation is not met.

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Nicholas Kristof To Launch Humanitarian Facebook Game

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Pbs, Usaid, Sheryl WuDunn, Games for Change, Half the Sky, Farmville, Independent Television Service, United Nations Foundation, Social Gaming, Nicholas Kristof, Facebook, Video, Impact News

Though his writing has impacted people worldwide, prolific journalist Nicholas Kristof is set to parlay his dedication to humanitarian issues to an ev...

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Haiti Is on the Move

Mark Feierstein | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Usaid, Haiti Aid, Haiti, Usaid Haiti, World News

While much remains to be done, today Haiti is on the move. The multinational reconstruction effort led by President Michel Martelly's government is spurring the economy, strengthening the capacity of Haitian institutions and improving living standards.

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U.S. Content to Sit on Haiti Aid

Dave "Mudcat" Saunders | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Anniversary, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake Anniversary 2012, Haiti, Usaid, Haitiblog, Politics News

Two years ago, President Obama promised the people of Haiti: "You will not be forsaken. You will not be forgotten." From what I've seen, working with those already in Haiti who have a record of getting things done is the only way the United States can fulfill that promise.

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Haiti: Two Years After The Earthquake, Where Did The Money Go?

Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Funds, Usaid, Video, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, United Nations, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Haiti Earthquake Money, World News

By Donovan Webster, GlobalPost To see where the enormous sums of humanitarian aid directed to Haiti after its catastrophic earthquake in 2010...

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You Never Know Who Will You Be Faced With Meeting

J. Branson | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Bono, Kofi Annan, One, Ghana, Of Rags, Usaid, Accra, Impact News

You never know whom you are going to meet, but you should know who you are when you meet them. After a day of reflection in Accra questioning whether...

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USAID: Building Resiliency In The Horn of Africa

Tom Murphy | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Relief, Horn of Africa Drought, Nancy Lindborg, International Development, Horn of Africa Famine, Horn of Africa, Aid, Sahel, Drought, Famine, Africa, Feed the Future, Development, Resiliency, International Aid, Usaid, Fwd, Good News, Good News News

Programming in the HoA seeks to give people living in the region the ability to adjust to the cyclical droughts that return every few years. Feed the Future is one USAID program that hopes to build the capacity to withstand weather challenges.

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Smoke and Mirrors: Deflecting Attention Away From Failure in Haiti's IDP Camps

Mark Schuller | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Wilson Jeudy, Haiti Earthquake, IDP Camps, Forced Evictions, Idps, Internally Displaced Persons, Media, Blame the Victim, Haiti, Usaid, World News

In many senses the lack of progress following Haiti's earthquake centers on housing.

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Crowd-Sourcing Development Innovation in India

Maura O'Neill | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Usaid, India, Innovation, Microfinance, International Development, Impact News

With a booming social enterprise sector, a number of the world's leading academics, Nobel Prize winners and thinkers, a vibrant private sector, and world-class NGOs like Pratham, India has been dubbed the innovation hub for the West.

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Growing Tomorrow's Leaders, One Land Title at a Time

Tim Hanstad | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Government, Usaid, India, Unesco, Millennium Development Goals, Tuition Fees, Primary-Education, Rural Development, Land Rights, Landesa, Odisha, Education News

It should be simple. A country ensures free education for all children, and everyone benefits. But we all know it's not that easy.

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From Aid to Investment -- Successes, Challenges and the Way Forward

Hillary Clinton | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Usaid, Development Aid, Hillary Clinton, International Aid, Humanitarian Aid, World News

With official development assistance representing a much smaller share of the resources flowing into developing countries, we have to think differently about how we use it. We need to shift our approach and our thinking from aid to investment.

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How We've Helped Children Worldwide During A Record Year Of Disasters

Carolyn S. Miles | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Usaid, Foreign Aid, Disaster Relief, Save the Children, Busan-South Korea, Children, Humanitarian Aid, Natural Disasters, Impact News

I recently saw a list that surprised me. It was a record of emergencies that Save the Children has responded to so far in 2011. The year started wit...

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