Policy News Roundup
Image from the new IFPRI book Millions Fed: see below THE FY2011 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET AND US DEVELOPMENT POLICY: Secretary Clinton will appear before the full House Committee on Foreign...
View ArticleGlobal Education News – February 24, 2010
Earthquake in Haiti: Effects on Education The Center of University and Professional Learning in Port-au-Prince was destroyed by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Courtesy of New York Times It has been over a...
View ArticlePolicy News Roundup – March 2, 2010
Apple details labor violations at its suppliers. Refer to article below. Photo courtesy of Apple Inc. Foreign Aid: Don’t miss the hearing on USAID and the FY2011 Budget Request this Wednesday, March...
View ArticleGlobal Education News – March 3, 2010
Ethiopian pharmacy trainees show off the textbooks that UW pharmacy professors delivered on behalf of UW pharmacy students, who raised the funds to donate the books. Refer to article below. University...
View ArticlePolicy News Roundup – March 16, 2010
President Obama meets with Indonesia's President Yudhoyono, refer to article below. Photo courtesy of Brookings Haiti: Should Haiti be made a UN protectorate? Some say that is the best option for...
View ArticlePolicy News Roundup – March 23, 2010
Foreign Aid Reform: Bill Clinton and Bill Gates come together in foreign aid request Former president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates called on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like...
View ArticlePolicy News Roundup – March 30, 2010
A makeshift camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince Haiti: United States Will Take a New Approach to Aid in Haiti Secretary Clinton is expected to outline plans for an additional $1 billion...
View ArticlePolicy News Roundup – Will they reform foreign aid before it implodes?
Foreign Aid Reform: In a recent Huffington Post article, Carol Peasley writes about the “what next” of foreign aid reform, beyond giving development a stronger voice in the larger policy discussions....
View ArticlePolicy News Roundup – Proposed Cut to Foreign Affairs Budget
compiled by Eugenia Ho, Global Washington Volunteer Heated Debate over the Proposed Cut to International Affairs Budget Thursday, Bloody Thursday: Bono calls out senator over aid cuts While receiving...
View ArticleSecretary Clinton’s Remarks on Innovation and American Leadership to the...
Secretary Clinton spoke last Friday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, where she discussed current reforms in U.S. development policy, USAID’s new innovation fund, public private partnerships...
View ArticleHaiti Five Years After the Earthquake: Mobility Outreach International...
January 12 marked five years since a magnitude-7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. NGOs that work in Haiti used the anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on the disaster. While various organizations...
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