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NEWS ABOUT: aid programs

aid programs stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - States are slashing social services across the US, crippling programs for children and the elderly that might save money in the long run, the New York Times reports. Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus plan is easing the pain by helping low earners, but at least 34 states are cutting aid... More »

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elderly • children • recession • aid programs • state budgets

OPINION

Liberian Prez's Plea: Don't Let Global Crisis Kill African Gains

This mess is not of Africa's making

Apr 9, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Africa is in the midst of a great turnaround, with economies growing and democracy and human rights improving, Liberia’s president writes in the Washington Post. But progress is threatened by a global economic crisis it had no hand in creating. Some $50 billion in income could be lost as... More »

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Africa • recession • Liberia • aid programs • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf • economic crisis

Interview

'Western Aid, Celebs Are
Hurting Africa'

'Anti-Bono' author rips help for sapping continent's strength

Feb 22, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Dependence on celebrities as spokesmen and Western aid are bad for Africa, argues Deborah Solomon's latest interview subject, Dambisa Moyo. The Ivy-educated former investment banker argues in her new book that the culture of aid for Africa discourages entrepreneurship. "You also disenfranchise African citizens, because the government is beholden... More »

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China • Africa • Bono • aid programs • microfinance • celebrity humanitarianism • Dambisa Moyo • Deborah Solomon

(Newser) - President Obama today overturned the “gag rule” prohibiting the US from funding groups that provide abortions or abortion counseling overseas, Reuters reports. The policy has been enforced and rescinded depending on the Oval Office occupant since it was instituted under President Reagan. Unlike yesterday's high-profile signing ceremony, today's executive... More »

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abortion • pregnancy • Planned Parenthood • funding • aid programs • humanitarian aid • George W. Bush • Obama administration • President Obama • gag rule • family planning • Mexico City Policy • NGOs

Malaria Fight Gets $3B Booster Shot

Initiative will focus on Africa, stress the need
for persistence

Sep 27, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The global fight against malaria will get an unprecedented $3 billion push from a global alliance of nonprofits, financial institutions, and governments, the Wall Street Journal reports, with a focus on prolonging the effort beyond initial successes. The Global Malaria Action Plan aims for multibillion-dollar yearly funding through 2020, and... More »

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Africa • World Bank • malaria • Bono • aid programs • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • donor

 Aid Worker Murders
 Cripple Somali Relief 

As crisis reaches flashpoint, 'organized terror campaign' drives out help

Jul 20, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Aid workers are fleeing Somalia, even as global food prices soar and a full-blown famine is feared, in response to what officials say is an organized campaign of violence. Messages posted in the capital and sent to aid organizations threaten: “We know all the so-called aid workers. We promise... More »

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Somalia • murder • civil war • violence • aid programs • aid workers • malnutrition • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

High Food Prices Hurt World's Poor

Relief groups find resources, ability to help stretched thin

Jul 24, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - For the world's poorest people, the quantity and quality of food are increasingly at risk. Wholesale prices of  basic foods are 21% higher now than in 2005, with grain surging more than 30%. What's more, the total volume of food delivered by US-funded groups has declined 52% in the last... More »

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China • food • India • livestock • biofuel • charity • poverty • fertilizer • poor • aid programs • food prices

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