News Development/Foreign Aid

• Jordan- Development aid for 2010 to reach $1.3b
  Jordan- Development aid for 2010 to reach $1.3b
  
• CORRECTED - Palestinians will not need budget aid by 2013: PM
  The Palestinian Authority (PA) will be able to finance its budget without the need for foreign aid by 2013 thanks to improved tax collection and cost-cutting, the prime minister said.
  
• Palestinians will not need budget aid by 2013 - PM
  'We will not need foreign aid to support the budget. We will just need development aid.'
  
• Palestinians 'won't need budget aid'
  RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian Authority (PA) will be able to finance its budget without the need for foreign aid by 2013, thanks to improved tax collection and cost-cutting, the prime minister said.
  
• Charity begins in self-interest
  What could be problematic about charity by rich countries? Isn?t it the most natural thing for a rich nation to help poor neighbours? It is widely accepted that things are more complicated than that. When charity comes from foreign countries to the government or to NGOs, it is not just altruism that drives it but mostly self-interest and, in fact, extending grants is not charity at all. That is ...
  
• U.S. Foreign Assistance After September 11: Major Changes, Competing Purposes, and Different Standards-But Is There an ...
  Experience has demonstrated that development assistance (i.e., government-to-government assistance intended to catalyze development in poor nations) is not a key factor in increasing economic growth in underdeveloped countries.
  
• Yemen on the Brink
  Al Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula seriously continues to threaten Yemen's stability, regional security and Western interests.
  
• Madagascar parties propose names for new PM
  Madagascar's political parties have given proposed names for the country's next prime minister to strongman Andry Rajoelina under a deal to break a political deadlock, sources said Saturday.
  
• Commentary: Time For A Rethink - Why Development Aid For Africa Has Failed
  Intellpuke: This commentary was written by Kurt Gerhardt, a journalist for German public radio station WDR from 1968 to 2007. As a former country director for the German Development Service (DED) in Niger in West Africa, he has firsthand experience with the issues involved in providing aid to Africa.
  
• Why foreign aid is important for Africa
  The idea that those who have should share with those who don't is inherent in most societies -- insects, animals and humans alike.
  

• J&J launches aid program for women, children - Reuters
  J&J launches aid program for women, childrenReuters... United Nations' call this year for a renewed push to meet the Millennium Development Goals of preventing premature deaths in women and children by 2015. ...and more »
  
• Oxfam tells the UN we need action to feed the hungry, not words - The Guardian
  Reuters AfricaOxfam tells the UN we need action to feed the hungry, not wordsThe GuardianGovernment leaders, officials, industry bosses and many, many NGOs will convene to assess progress towards reaching the eight Millennium Development Goals ...Global Development Blueprint Reveals Urgent Uphill BattleInter Press ServiceUnicef says equity will aid MDGsCharities Aid FoundationA Currency Transaction Tax To Finance Development?UN DispatchAFP -Kaiser Family Foundation -People's Daily Onlineall 326 news articles »
  
• Dearborn to get $1M in US housing aid - The Detroit News
  Dearborn to get $1M in US housing aidThe Detroit NewsThe funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development is part of $30 million Michigan is receiving under the Neighborhood Stabilization ...and more »
  
• Feds award Arizona $45 million in foreclosure aid - KSWT-TV
  The Star-Ledger - NJ.comFeds award Arizona $45 million in foreclosure aidKSWT-TVAP - September 9, 2010 10:54 AM ET The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has given the state $45 million through the federal government's ...Hit hardest, Florida gets most foreclosure aidPalm Beach PostArea to get $30M housing aidTampabay.com$30M more in foreclosure aid on way to IllinoisChicago Breaking Business - TribuneSun-Sentinel (blog) -Bakersfield Californian -Real Estate News Utahall 157 news articles »
  
• Jacksonville gets $7M in federal housing aid - Bizjournals.com
  MyFox Washington DCJacksonville gets $7M in federal housing aidBizjournals.comThe funding was announced on Wednesday by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and is part of $1 billion being handed out nationally as part ...Florida receives highest amount of federal housing aid moneyCentral Florida News 13all 40 news articles »
  
• Britons think development aid for poor countries is wasted - The Guardian
  The GuardianBritons think development aid for poor countries is wastedThe GuardianMore than half of Britons think development aid is wasted and do not support the coalition government's policy of ring-fencing assistance for poor countries ...and more »
  
• Audit Assailed Group Hired to Aid Family in Abuse Case - New York Times
  Audit Assailed Group Hired to Aid Family in Abuse CaseNew York TimesThe organization, the Child Development Support Corporation, did not adequately monitor its cases, did not always make the required number of contacts with ...and more »
  
• The Karzai empire, villas in Dubai and fears over Afghan aid - Telegraph.co.uk
  Telegraph.co.ukThe Karzai empire, villas in Dubai and fears over Afghan aidTelegraph.co.ukThe centrepiece of the holdings is a portfolio of 14 villas on the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai's showpiece property development, registered in the name of Sher ...AfghanistanThe Economist (blog)all 19 news articles »
  
• Suburban organizers say more Pakistan flood relief urgently needed - Chicago Daily Herald
  Suburban organizers say more Pakistan flood relief urgently neededChicago Daily HeraldWith Pakistan's flood toll still rising and the flow of international aid down, suburban relief agencies are ...and more »
  
• SAHEL: After 30 years, nutrition strategy revamp at hand - IRINnews.org
  SAHEL: After 30 years, nutrition strategy revamp at handIRINnews.orgGenerally nutrition programmes are run by humanitarian agencies, but nutrition is integral to development, aid workers said. WFP's Horner said given the ...and more »
  

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