Foreign Aid
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 10:39
The briefing addresses the Annual African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum Being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; an update of the Deputy Secretary Burns' Travel plans to Egypt; the elections in Mali, and U.S. government communications with the Government of Robert Mugabe. Additionally U.S. concern over ongoing clashes in Syria, and the U.S. commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to Syrian people were discussed. The U.S. condemns the attack in Iraq.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 12:19
High-profile medical aid mission group gives up, citing unhelpful 'civilian authorities' and too many attacks and risks. Latest kidnapping was the 'last straw.'
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 12:00
Al-Shabaab was forced out of Mogadishu by Somali and African Union forces two years ago. In August 2011, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Somalia making him the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in the past two decades.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 11:44
The United States joins the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in urging the Government of Sudan to immediately renew the necessary work permits for twenty UNHCR international staff providing humanitarian assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict in Darfur.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 07:35
Two senior United Nations relief officials today called on the Government of Sudan to renew the work permits for international aid workers based in Darfur so they can resume protection and assistance to hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians in the region.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 14:34
Adam looks at the foreign aid bill that's moving through Congress, the state of the gang truce in El Salvador, and Venezuela's latest effort to fight crime by sending soldiers into the streets.
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 13:27
House Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) addresses the Arab Spring and the extraordinary events occurring across the Middle East since 201, specifically focusing on Egypt and the Egyptian people's demands for better freedoms and economic opportunity.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 12:46
House Rep. Christopher H. Smith addresses the need for more humanitarian aid for Syrians across the Middle East, and for more help to be delivered specifically for Syrian religious minorities caught in the ongoing crisis.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 11:02
Secretary of State John Kerry addresses his meeting with several United Nations agencies and other international humanitarian organizations to discuss the delivery of aid to Syria.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 10:33
Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns reiterates U.S. support for the Lebanese people amidst a period of difficult political transition in Lebanon and turmoil in Syria.