Confronting new realities in Washington: InterAction Foreign Assistance Briefing Book
The American NGO community was feeling embattled even before the November elections. The relentless pressure of counter-terror policies, coupled with public skepticism as to NGO impact in the light of the Haiti response, had us on the defensive. In this context, the FABB is an attempt to push back, re-affirming the value of our collective action and the standards and principles that we seek to adhere to.
Aid increasingly wasted on security aims - Oxfam
Major chunk of new Western aid in last decade goes to Iraq and Afghanistan
Afghan state seeks control over abused women
Afghanistan is considering taking over the running of women's shelters under a proposal rights groups say is a concession to the Taliban
Asia must prepare for climate-linked migration ? or face crises: report
Governments must plan for the possibility of millions of people fleeing their homes, bank report warns
India, Pakistan say peace talks to resume
India and Pakistan have agreed to resume formal peace talks that were broken off by New Delhi after the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Q&A: Aid system 'part of the problem' in tackling corruption
Think tank head says the aid industry must improve its own governance before lecturing fragile states