Foreign Aid
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 07:17
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki discusses humanitarian relief to the Phillipines, the most recent round of talks with Iran, the release of Americans kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, and ongoing events in Syria, Egypt, and Israel-Palestine.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:34
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Thursday for more international aid to help cash-strapped Jordan cope with hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 10:00
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United State will provide an additional $75 million in aid to create Palestinian jobs and help them improve roads, schools and other infrastructure.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 12:09
This figure has risen by 2.5m from the 6.8m total the UN gave in September.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 10:02
The food will be distributed to Yemenis displaced by conflict and to another 3.5 million people who suffer from severe hunger.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 06:47
In an op-ed for Foreign Policy, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calls for humanitarian aid to the Syrian people.
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:29
The U.N. humanitarian chief, Valerie Amos, on Friday chastised both sides for failing to improve access along the lines laid out in an Oct. 2 U.N. statement and described the situation as a “race against time.”
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 12:13
The war, Mr. Hallaj and United Nations officials in Syria said, is disintegrating administrative and social structures at a pace that makes it impossible to deliver adequate aid even if financing were available, which it is not.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 09:15
This is the final part of a 42,000 metric ton flour donation to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) from the United States Government's Food for Peace office.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:26
Ambassador Frederic Hof testifies in front of the House Armed Services Committee to discuss the merits of a multifaceted diplomatic strategy to address the Syrian crisis, as well as the merits of possible military options.