Foreign Aid
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 08:28
Agenda:
House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing regarding effectiveness of the U.S. foreign assistance.
Witnesses:
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 08:08
More than 172 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo completed a seven-mile round trip hike to deliver more than 4,500 pounds of food and supplies to families in need in the mountain village of La Brea and Laguna, Honduras, Feb. 28, 2015.
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 07:59
This commentary by Vice President Biden outlining the Obama administration’s commitment to Central America first appeared in The Hill on March 10.
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 06:45
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. will make a decision "very soon" on how to unfreeze hundreds of millions of dollars in suspended American military assistance to Egypt.
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 06:23
After less than 12 months, the European Union's military mission in Central African Republic is coming to an end. It has helped to restore peace to the country - an immense task that is far from over.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 07:39
Since March 2014, the price of oil has fallen from about $90 a barrel to just over $45, and the story about sub-Saharan Africa’s energy development future has changed with it.
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 09:08
This week Joe Biden took a two-day trip to meet with various leaders and organizations from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The goal was to emphasize the United States’ commitment to a proposed $1 billion aid package to help fund the Plan for the Alliance for Prosperity in the North Triangle, as well as discuss specifics and particular strategies to address chronic poverty, crime and corruption. The Plan for the Alliance for Prosperity in the North Triangle is designed to entice foreign investment, increase infrastructure and improve citizen security in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 10:45
Report on Vice President Biden's meeting =with the Presidents of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador and Inter-American Development.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 07:39
The United States and other aid donors should press Afghanistan to prosecute government and security force officials guilty of serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - 07:24
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called for a "Marshall Plan" for the Ebola-affected countries of West Africa. Nearly $5bn has been pledged internationally to the Ebola effort, but less than half of the help has materialised.