Humanitarian and Development Aid

Trump Administration Reviews Foreign Aid in Obama’s Final Months in Office
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 07:50
The State Department is conducting a review of all foreign aid parceled out in the final two months of the Obama administration, including the controversial last-minute release of $220 million to Palestinians announced just hours before Donald Trump was sworn in as president.
U.S. Shifts to Increase Military Aid to the Maghreb and Sahel
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 10:14

As part of the State Department’s budget request for FY 2016 released on February 2, the Obama Administration is requesting a significant jump in security and one type of development aid to the Maghreb and Sahel countries of Africa to “address challenges to U.S. national security emanating” from the two sub-regions.

Democracy Assistance Lessons Learned from Egypt Should Inform Future U.S. Plans
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 07:54
Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, in the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
U.S. Pledges Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Iraq
Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 13:10
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 07:54

This report provides a summary of SIGAR’s oversight work and an update on developments in the three major sectors of Afghanistan’s reconstruction effort. 

Congressional Budget Justification - Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 05:59

The annual budget request for all programs in the foreign aid bill, with a description of aid programs in each country, and amounts in the past and current years, plus estimates for the coming year.