In a rare act of bipartisanship, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Global Food Security Act (S. 1252). It…
After months of waiting in limbo, Gayle Smith officially assumed leadership of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after…
The topic of foreign aid isn’t figuring into the U.S. presidential election. Foreign policy discussions focus on defense and touch…
It’s official. Dr. Rajiv Shah, U.S. Agency for International Development administrator for roughly five years, is leaving in February. His…
Six percent of children were characterized as wasted (critically below healthy weight for the appropriate age group) in September 2012. Last month, that number reached zero after a steady decline. More children are considered on target now than a year ago by more than 10 percentage points.
Haitians Receive Boxes of USAID Food AidUSAID Food aid reforms came under the spotlight last month when the Obama Administration…
Feed the Future is the Obama Administration’s answer to cyclical global hunger crises. Rather than provide food in response to droughts or…