Foreign Aid
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 06:54
A Saudi-led military coalition carried out at least seven airstrikes on the international airport here on Tuesday, possibly crippling the airport in order to prevent an Iranian airplane from landing, according to Saudi and Yemeni officials.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 07:12
The Central African Republic (CAR) is fast becoming the largest forgotten humanitarian crisis of our time with some 60% of its population in need of aid, including nearly 900,000 people forcibly displaced by conflict, but assistance programmes remain “dramatically underfunded,” according to the United Nations refugee agency.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 - 07:06
Yemen is facing mounting problems bringing in food by sea as the danger from fighting between Houthis and government supporters is exacerbated by an arms blockade by Saudi-led coalition navies searching ships for weapons destined for the rebels.
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 11:57
The U.S. Department of State launched its fourth annual “Free the Press” campaign today as part of the Department’s efforts to honor the fundamental importance of a free and independent media in the days leading up to World Press Freedom Day on May 3.
Friday, April 24, 2015 - 06:39
The Defense Department can’t account for $1.3 billion that was shipped to force commanders in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014 for critical reconstruction projects, 60 percent of all such spending under an emergency program, an internal report released Thursday concludes.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:58
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators called on President Barack Obama on Tuesday to create and enforce humanitarian safe zones in Syria, amid international concerns about the dire conditions faced by millions of people displaced by the war.
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 06:58
Venezuela has received $5bn (£3.4bn) in financing from China, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:58
Ambassador George A. Krol delivered his first public speech as U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan on the broad and productive U.S.-Kazakhstan bilateral relationship. The Ambassador underscored the importance of the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership as well as people-to-people ties, the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan said.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:35
Grenier, who served as a senior CIA counterterrorism official, spoke at a campus event hosted by the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Clements Center for History, Strategy and Statecraft on Thursday to promote new his book, “88 Days to Kandahar.” Overwhelming Afghanistan with U.S. military forces led to unsustainable progress the Afghans could not maintain, Grenier said.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:07
The Ebola-stricken nations of West Africa are asking international donors to cancel their debts and give them $5-6 billion over two years to rebuild their economies, devastated by the deadly disease, Sierra Leone's president said on Thursday.