Samuel A. Worthington

This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19.

Dear G8 leaders,

As an amateur climber for 20 years, I learned that...

This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19.

Dear G8 leaders,

When you sit down with President Barack Obama next week...

The capacity to respond to the urgent needs of vulnerable people in emergencies around the world is a central pillar of the U.S. government's foreign assistance portfolio. It should exemplify the impartial outpouring of humanitarian response in the wake of unthinkable tragedy. As the State Department's just-released Quadrennial Diplomacy and...

International NGOs are working flat out to try and contain the cholera outbreak in Haiti, which by November 22 has killed at least 1,344 people and threatens hundreds of thousands more already traumatized by January's devastating earthquake.

The epidemic adds yet another layer of misery on the Haitian population and...

Americans are not stingy about showing their support when natural disasters strike. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast five years ago this week and washed away the homes and livelihoods of so many, the outpouring of support from across the U.S. was overwhelming.

Earlier this year, that same type...

In the wake of Haiti's January 12 earthquake, the community of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) has focused efforts on rebuilding the country. While the commitment to the long haul of rebuilding has been impressive and progress has been made, there is always room for improvement, especially in how NGO's...

Just when we're hearing that countries around the world have a renewed hope in American leadership on global issues, the Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget resolution that shortchanges an already tiny International Affairs budget. This decision, coming at a time when a major humanitarian crisis rests on our...

Tomorrow's donor country meeting on Haiti reconstruction should be informed by the field-based knowledge of U.S.-based international non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Many have been working in Haiti for more than thirty years providing life-saving services such as health care, education, sanitation, micro-loans and agricultural assistance. And as the third largest donor...