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The Millennium Development Goals Summit Has Arrived- News & Views from around...
The UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals kicked off in New York today, and will continue through Wednesday, Sept 22nd. World leaders are gathering to discuss the progress made and work to...
View ArticleUniversal Literacy as a Catalyst for Achieving All MDG Goals Part 2 of 2:...
Submitted by Linda Martin Social and economic factors that restrict or deny access to education include gender bias, lack of schools, lack of trained teachers, demands on children’s time to work,...
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Secretary 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...
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Compare aid efforts worldwide with the new QUODA assessment tool
by Linda Martin, guest blog writer Those interested in aid reform may enjoy trying out QUODA, an assessment tool which tracks, compares, and ranks the quality of aid based on data provided by 31...
View ArticleGlobal Washington’s Seminar on Fair Trade: Promising Future, Unmet Potential
By Brian Pierce, guest blogger Last week Global Washington co-sponsored a seminar on fair trade, along with the organizations Fair Trade Seattle, iLEAP, and Antioch University Seattle Center for...
View ArticleThe Midterm Elections’ Impact on U.S. Development Policy
By now it is old news- in the 112th Congress, the House will turn from a Democratic to a Republican majority. Committee leadership and composition will change, with implications for U.S. policy in...
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QDDR Released Today
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the release of the long-awaited Quadrennial Diplomacy & Development Review (QDDR) final report today. The QDDR is a sweeping assessment of how the...
View ArticleEnhancing U.S. Education and Competitiveness
A Review of Enhancing U.S. Education and Competiveness an article in Foreign Affairs by Arne Duncan Review by Linda Martin, guest blogger In Enhancing U.S. Education and Competiveness, an article...
View ArticleForeign Aid Budget Battle
The White House and the House Appropriations Committee have both released important budget documents in the last few days: the President released the 2012 Budget Request, and the House Appropriations...
View ArticleFunding for Foreign Assistance – views from Washington DC
Every dollar of the U.S. discretionary budget is appropriated by one of 12 appropriations subcommittees, but each of these dollars can have more than one purpose. For example, a dollar spent on...
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