Transparency and Foreign Assistance: Fulfilling U.S. Commitments

By: Staff Person
June 10, 2014

See below for a guest post from Sally Paxton, U.S. Representative for Publish What You Fund. *** Yesterday, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network announced their new policy agenda, The Way Forward: A Reform Agenda for 2014 and Beyond. One of the pillars of the new policy is accountability and transparency. I was asked to discuss how … Continue reading Transparency and Foreign Assistance: Fulfilling U.S. Commitments

International aid groups applaud bipartisan legislation to reform international food aid programs

By: Staff Person
June 4, 2014

Washington, D.C.- This statement is delivered on behalf of the endorsing organizations: American Jewish World Service, Bread for the World, CARE, Church World Service, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, Oxfam America, Presbyterian Church USA, Save the Children, The Borgen Project, United Methodist Church: General Board of Church and Society. As leading … Continue reading International aid groups applaud bipartisan legislation to reform international food aid programs

The Way Forward: Bringing Accountability and Ownership into Focus

By: Staff Person
June 4, 2014

This past April, MFAN launched a new policy paper laying out a refreshed vision for The Way Forward on aid reform focused on two powerful and mutually reinforcing pillars: accountability and country ownership. Last week, we convened the community for a public event to reflect on why these pillars of accountability and country ownership are … Continue reading The Way Forward: Bringing Accountability and Ownership into Focus

Strength through Development

By: Staff Person
May 29, 2014

See below for a guest post from MFAN Executive Committee Member and Accountability Working Group Co-Chair Diana Ohlbaum. *** In his graduation speech at West Point on Wednesday, President Obama laid out a national security doctrine based on partnership, multilateralism, international law, diplomacy and development.  Explaining how democracy, free markets, and respect for human rights … Continue reading Strength through Development

At Global Forum, Feed the Future Reflects on Progress after Four Years

By: Staff Person
May 22, 2014

This week USAID hosted the first-ever Feed the Future Global Forum, a 3-day event bringing together stakeholders and partners from around the world to discuss progress made and challenges faced in the fight to end global poverty and hunger. To coincide with the kickoff of the forum, USAID released the 2014 Feed the Future Progress Report on Monday, which looks at what the initiative has achieved in the four years since it was launched.

A Framework for the Future – putting an end to extreme poverty for good

By: Staff Person
April 29, 2014

See below for a guest post from MFAN partner Save the Children. *** 2015 could be a momentous year in human history. It could be the year that governments across the world put a deadline on their longstanding commitment to end extreme poverty, agreeing on a new global development framework to ensure that no child … Continue reading A Framework for the Future – putting an end to extreme poverty for good

President’s Global Development Council: Fine Work But Now What (and When)?

By: Staff Person
April 24, 2014

The President’s Global Development Council (GDC) released a much awaited report (Beyond Business as Usual) April 14 calling for a focus on the private sector, innovation, transparency and evidence, climate smart food security, and global leadership. Many of its points coincide with current thinking in development quarters, one of which is the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network’s (MFAN) new policy paper.