foreign aid

In Kenya, U.S. aid groups focus their efforts

Monday, January 16, 2012
Kenya has received international aid for years, but life remains bleak for many. Donors are getting smarter about how to channel their giving.
Posted In: Kenya, foreign aid
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Was the world late to Somalia's famine?

Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Many experts suggest the global aid community – including the largest donor, the United States – responded too late to the famine in the Horn of Africa.
Posted In: East Africa, foreign aid

Foreign aid recipients hurt by global economic concerns

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
In South Korea today, UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon warned rich countries not to shortchange their international aid programs as they cut their budgets.
Posted In: United Nations, foreign aid
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MAP: U.S. foreign aid to the Middle East and South Asia

Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Since the end of World War II, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked to further America's foreign policy inte...
Posted In: Egypt, foreign aid, Israel, maps, middle east, picture this

The finances of the U.S.'s relationship with Egypt

Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The U.S. say that it would reconsider sending aid to the Arab country when the Egyptian protests start. There's yet to be any official decision. ...
Posted In: Egypt, foreign aid, protests

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