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Jan 12, 2012
Identified as a key principle of effective development, country ownership has become an ever-present part of the foreign assistance reform debate. While the Obama administration has embraced country ownership in the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development (PPD) and other executive initiatives, it remains unclear how to put this principle into practice on the ground.
Jan 10, 2012
InterAction CEO, Samuel Worthington addresses the progress of funding for Haiti aid two years after the quake.
Jan 10, 2012
Samuel Worthington is quoted in this piece about Haiti's recovery on the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake.
American Public Media's Marketplace: Not exactly aiding relief
Jan 05, 2012
Joel Charny is quoted in this radio piece about marketing and fundraising for the Horn of Africa crisis. InterAction members The ONE Campaign and IRD are also quoted.http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/not-exactly-aiding-relief
Dec 16, 2011
Written by Tawana Jacobs, InterAction's Associate Director of Public Relations. “Country ownership” has become a popular term used in discussions about the future of U.S. foreign assistance. But its definition shifts depending on who you’re talking to. InterAction’s just released policy paper, “Country Ownership: Moving from Rhetoric to Action,” provides a clear and easy to understand definition that all who care about international development should consider using.
Dec 07, 2011
Samuel A. Worthington served as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Fourth High-Level Meeting on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea. In this blog he reflects on the changing architecture of aid and the need for foundations, governments, and NGOs to work together. Busan made some progress on coordination, but room for improvement still exists.
Dec 07, 2011
Samuel A. Worthington served as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Fourth High-Level Meeting on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea. In this blog he reflects on the changing architecture of aid and the need for foundations, governments, and NGOs to work together. Busan made some progress on coordination, but room for improvement still exists.
Dec 05, 2011
Sam Worthington quoted in story, offering a civil society perspective.The West wants to use an Afghanistan meeting on Monday to signal enduring support for Kabul as allied troops go home, but economic downturn in Europe and crises with Pakistan and Iran could stir doubts about Western resolve. The goal is to leave behind an Afghan government strong enough to escape the fate of its Soviet-era predecessor, which collapsed in 1992 in a civil war.
Nov 29, 2011
Carolyn Long, InterAction Director of Global Partnerships, is quoted in this article. BUSAN, Nov 29 (IPS) – Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from around the world attending the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) in this South Korean port city have a rare opportunity to be on equal footing with governments and donors in a global conference.
