Foreign Aid
Best resources for better understanding how and why the United States provides various forms of assistance to other countries.
Rethinking American Foreign Aid
A blue-bibbon panel recommends big changes to U.S. foreign aid. Keith Porter - your About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy - has the story.
A blue-bibbon panel recommends big changes to U.S. foreign aid. Keith Porter - your About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy - has the story.
U.S. Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development is the lead agency for planning, coordinating and delivering foreign assistance around the world.
The United States Agency for International Development is the lead agency for planning, coordinating and delivering foreign assistance around the world.
Finance and Development
The Finance and Development unit within the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs coordinates American aid and investment abroad.
The Finance and Development unit within the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs coordinates American aid and investment abroad.
United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the international version of America's Agency for International Development. 166 nations participate.
UNDP is the international version of America's Agency for International Development. 166 nations participate.
Human Development Reports
These annual reports from the United Nations provide hard, comparative data on the quality of life in every country on the planet.
These annual reports from the United Nations provide hard, comparative data on the quality of life in every country on the planet.
Global Interdependence Initiative
This initiative of the Aspen Institute gathers data on the effective use of foreign assistance and provides new frames (or ways of discussing) the role of aid in U.S. foreign policy.
This initiative of the Aspen Institute gathers data on the effective use of foreign assistance and provides new frames (or ways of discussing) the role of aid in U.S. foreign policy.
The US and Foreign Aid Assistance
GlobalIssues.org offers this detailed look at the size and effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid.
GlobalIssues.org offers this detailed look at the size and effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid.
The World Bank
The World Bank, led by former U.S. official Paul Wolfowitz, works on economic development and poverty reduction. U.S. contributions to the bank are a major part of America's foreign assistance.
The World Bank, led by former U.S. official Paul Wolfowitz, works on economic development and poverty reduction. U.S. contributions to the bank are a major part of America's foreign assistance.
Los Angeles Times: The New Foreign Aid
The four part series from the Los Angeles Times examines how the money foreign workers send back home, known as remittances, is now a significant part of foreign aid worldwide.
The four part series from the Los Angeles Times examines how the money foreign workers send back home, known as remittances, is now a significant part of foreign aid worldwide.