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Feb 11, 2011
The unrelated crises roiling Egypt and the federal budget have at least one thing in common: They both have brought calls to eliminate foreign aid."If that 1 percent was gone, the only face America would be putting to the world is one of helmets and boots on the ground," said Sam Worthington, who heads InterAction, a coalition of U.S.-based relief groups that includes CARE and the International Rescue Committee. "It would deeply impact our image in the world and our ability to relate to other peoples."
Feb 11, 2011
The unrelated crises roiling Egypt and the federal budget have at least one thing in common: They both have brought calls to eliminate foreign aid."If that 1 percent was gone, the only face America would be putting to the world is one of helmets and boots on the ground," said Sam Worthington, who heads InterAction, a coalition of U.S.-based relief groups that includes CARE and the International Rescue Committee. "It would deeply impact our image in the world and our ability to relate to other peoples."
Feb 09, 2011
Global development assistance efforts are experiencing a critical moment of change. This moment is not a week or month but a several-year period in which political scales are tipping, rationales and underlying assumptions are being reexamined, and new systems and approaches are emerging.
Feb 09, 2011
As the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs for 10 years, and chairwoman for the past four, I know we can come together because we have. And our cooperation must continue — even as major foreign assistance has been put on the chopping block — because our national security demands it.
Feb 04, 2011
"If you don't want to use military force any more than you have to, count me in. State Department, USAID, all of these programs, in their own way, help win this struggle against radical Islam. The unsung heroes of this war are the State Department officials, the [Department of Justice] officials, and the agricultural people who are going out there."- South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham couching his support for foreign assistance in national security terms in an interview with Foreign Policy Magazine’s The Cable earlier this week. Senator Graham is reportedly expected to be named Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations’ State, Foreign Operations subcommittee.Yesterday afternoon, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rodgers (R-KY) announced the FY 2011 302(b) sub-allocations for the twelve Appropriations subcommittee. For the House State, Foreign Ops subcommittee, the 302(b) number for FY 2011 is $46.953 billion, which is 17 percent less than President Obama’s original FY 2011 request of $56.646 billion for programs that fall under the subcommittee’s purview. Read the Washington Update section of weekly update for much more information and analysis on the 302(b) sub-allocations, and what the numbers mean for the still ongoing FY 2011 appropriations process.Please enjoy the rest of our weekly update which includes, besides the analysis of the 302(b) sub-allocations, a hearing summary on burgeoning U.S. civilian activities in Iraq and articles of interest.
Feb 03, 2011
Article in the Huffington Post on Feb. 3, 2011, on the fight to protect the U.S. foreign assistance budget from cuts in FY2011. InterAction's president and CEO, Samuel A. Worthington, is interviewed.
Feb 03, 2011
Article in the Huffington Post on Feb. 3, 2011, on the fight to protect the U.S. foreign assistance budget from cuts in FY2011. InterAction's president and CEO, Samuel A. Worthington, is interviewed.
Feb 03, 2011
Article in the Huffington Post on Feb. 3, 2011, on the fight to protect the U.S. foreign assistance budget from cuts in FY2011. InterAction's president and CEO, Samuel A. Worthington, is interviewed.
Jan 28, 2011
“We estimate that between 2005 and 2010, nearly half a billion people escaped extreme hardship, as the total number of the world's poor fell to 878 million people. Never before in history have so many people been lifted out of poverty in such a short period.”– Laurence Chandy and Geoffrey Gertz, in a Washington Post op-ed detailing the findings of their new Brookings Institution report entitled Poverty in Numbers: The Changing State of Global Poverty from 2005 to 2015This week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution (S.Res.26) recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in the disaster, and expressing continued solidarity with the Haitian people. InterAction commends the Senate for this official statement of support for the ongoing relief and recovery effort in Haiti and thanks the resolution’s co-sponsors for advancing it. Find the text and a complete list of co-sponsors by clicking here. A similar resolution (H.Res.35) has been introduced in the House by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA).Furthermore, we are saddened to announce that Busi Langa is leaving InterAction for a position she recently accepted with DAI. In the interim, for any issues related to her portfolio, please contact Shana O’Brien (sobrien@interaction.org), who will be providing some transitional coverage until her replacement is on board. For urgent matters, please reach out to Todd Shelton directly at (202) 552-6544. Please join all of us in wishing Busi good luck in her future endeavors!Please enjoy the rest of our shortened weekly update which includes a United Nations hearing summary, upcoming hearings and events, and articles of interest.
Jan 28, 2011
UNICEF report six months after the 2010 floods in Pakistan.
