Foreign Aid
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 14:00
This week the U.S. Department of State released the 2014 Trafficking in Persons report and allocated an additional $51 million towards humanitarian relief to the Central African Republic. Read more on these stories and other news highlights from the African region below.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 13:09
The four-year scholarship to participate in the International Cadet Program, including all academic and military training costs and a monthly stipend, is valued at approximately US$ 300,000.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 - 11:09
United States announced nearly $51 million in additional humanitarian aid to support those affected by the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 - 06:34
Como parte del proyecto presupuestal de Operaciones Extranjeras del Departamento de Estado para el año fiscal de 2015 (que inicia el 1 de octubre), el comité legislativo casi duplicó el monto solicitado por el presidente Barack Obama.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 08:18
Lucia Benuzzi, tracing delegate with the ICRC in Juba, describes the challenges created by the conflict in South Sudan, and how the ICRC and the South Sudan Red Cross try to cope with them while working to reunite families separated by the conflict.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 06:59
Uganda’s shilling slumped to the lowest level in 15 months after the U.S. government said it was cutting aid to the East African nation over a February law that toughened punishment for homosexual acts.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 06:38
The United States on Monday said it was boosting its humanitarian aid to the Central African Republic to $118m in fiscal 2014.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 08:34
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly adopted a Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) foreign aid legislative package that, once again, reaffirmed U.S. support for the longstanding U.S. assistance program for Nagorno Karabakh, according to the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 07:17
A Russian proposal to open four border crossings into Syria for aid deliveries from Turkey, Iraq and Jordan "is not good enough" and needs more work to be included in a draft U.N. Security Council resolution, Australia's U.N. envoy said on Thursday.
Friday, June 20, 2014 - 07:13
Amnesty International urged Security Council members to act more decisively to protect civilians and prevent millions more people being driven away from their homes.