Secretary Clinton Speaks about GHI at SAIS

By: Staff Person
August 17, 2010

“So therefore, we must be strategic and make evidence-based decisions in targeting the most dangerous threats, to ensure that our investments that, after all, come from the American taxpayer, deliver results. And we must also must stay focused on the long-term picture – not only addressing the urgent needs that people have today but building the foundation for better health tomorrow and for the next generation.”

PSD to be Released Next Month?

By: Staff Person
August 16, 2010

“If we can continue to show things are really effective, generate results with the dollars and take efficiency very, very seriously, I believe Americans want to do more.”

Guest Post: Richard Morford on the MCC as a Model for Foreign Aid Reform

By: Staff Person
August 12, 2010

See the guest post below from Richard Morford, former Managing Director for Donor and Multilateral Relations at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). What Foreign Aid Reform Can Learn from the Millennium Challenge Account Richard A. Morford The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), the major experiment in reform of development assistance of the Bush Administration was designed … Continue reading Guest Post: Richard Morford on the MCC as a Model for Foreign Aid Reform

CGD Defends Untied Aid

By: Staff Person
August 12, 2010

Staats reminds us that tying development assistance to U.S. companies is not only bad development, but it goes against the principle of ownership of aid that has popped up in the Obama Administration’s initiatives like Feed the Future and the Global Health Initiative.

MFAN Co-Chair Beckmann: “Rhetorical Rubber Meets the Road” on Aid Reform

By: Staff Person
August 6, 2010

At stake is America’s ability to effectively address the global challenges of the 21st century. And the timing is important. In just two months, the eyes of the world will be on the Millennium Development Goals Summit, where committed nations must pledge new energy and resolve in the fight against global poverty. By showing leadership on foreign assistance reform, President Obama will attach actions to his words on development — and hopefully lead others to commit to more effectively empowering the world’s poorest people to realize a brighter future.

MFAN Partner Analyzes MDG Strategy from Aid Transparency Angle

By: Staff Person
August 6, 2010

18 months in, the Obama administration is starting to deliver on its commitment to transparency within U.S. foreign assistance programs and policy. On July 30, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah unveiled the new U.S. strategy for meeting the Millennium Development Goals “Celebrate, Innovate, and Sustain: Toward 2015 and Beyond”. We applaud the announcement, which includes launching an ‘aid transparency initiative,’ and look forward to seeing concrete timelines, detailed plans and robust policy that will ensure the potential of this initiative is brought to life.

MFAN-GHTC Event Highlights Research and Innovation

By: Staff Person
August 3, 2010

“Even the way we change is changing,” Thomas Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), told attendees at the July 28 congressional briefing co-hosted by MFAN and the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC). Nearly 90 individuals from congressional offices, US government agencies, and the development and global health communities participated in a discussion about how research and innovation can be leveraged to advance the nation’s foreign assistance goals.

MFAN Member Responds to President Obama’s MDG Plan

By: Staff Person
July 30, 2010

A plan to fight the MDGs is a great stepping stone in fighting global poverty, but it’s not the whole story. If the US is committed to fighting global poverty, President Obama needs to deliver a global development strategy at the upcoming MDG Summit.