Global spending on development assistance reached its highest level, largely driven by the refugee crisis, according to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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In an election season marked by scandal and focused on personalities, policy issues took a back seat. And foreign aid policy is in the way, way back. Even in a more civil campaign season, it is not a top issue in presidential elections. However, it is possible to get a sense of how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton view foreign aid by looking closely at their speeches and statements over the years.

Foreign aid is more important than ever, according to Oxfam. Simply growing the global economy will not end extreme poverty…

World Vision is demanding transparency as secret court proceedings begin in Israel against former Gaza program manager Mohammed al-Halabi, who…

Israeli prosecutors charged a World Vision aid worker on Thursday with diverting tens of millions of dollars meant for aid…

The value of the British pound dropped 10 percent in the wake of the news that the U.K. voted to…

The British House of Commons debated Monday over whether the U.K. should maintain its commitment to spend 0.7 percent of…

The amount of money spent by wealthy countries reached an all-time high in 2015. But an aid transparency group says…

Politicians, activists and NGO leaders are collectively pressing for the U.S. foreign affairs budget to be spared any cuts. It…

The term ‘foreign aid’ likely brings up different definitions for different people in the United States. Some might point to…