Senator John Kerry speaks up in defense of foreign aid, conservation

Due to new language introduced by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2012-2013 now recognizes the important link between environmental conservation and human development. The language redefines U.S. international development policy to integrate projected impacts of climate change with policies defining sustainable development. InterAction member organizations CARE and the World Wildlife Fund released a joint statement congratulating the sentor.

Kerry also recently spoke up in support of foreign aid in an op-ed article in the Washington Post, linking U.S. national security to our global leadership and defending an increasingly vulnerable foreign aid budget in federal budget negotiations.

Read the joint statement from CARE and WWF.
Read Senator Kerry’s op-ed on foreign aid from the Washington Post.