MFAN Principal Carol Peasley on “The Road Ahead”

By: Staff Person
April 7, 2010

USAID must play a much stronger leadership role in these efforts. It can and must provide a common roadmap that keeps us moving toward our destination, bringing the multiple strands together and helping us reach a new foreign assistance framework that places development at the center. Otherwise, I fear we will lose sight of our ultimate goal: to alleviate extreme poverty, create opportunities for growth, and advance human rights in developing countries.

Birdsall: U.S. can give better aid to Haiti

By: Staff Person
April 6, 2010

The United States, the lead donor and friend with the greatest interest in Haiti’s future development, can do much more, in two ways: its own aid programs can be more effective; and it can take steps beyond aid that are far more critical to long-run prosperity for Haiti’s people.

Noteworthy News – 4.2

By: Staff Person
April 2, 2010

This weekly posting includes key news stories and opinion pieces related to foreign assistance reform and the larger development community.

More coverage: Haiti Donors’ Conference

By: Staff Person
April 1, 2010

As the International Donors’ Conference came to a close on Wednesday, the major players behind the conference made final remarks on how to take the overwhelming support for Haiti – countries pledged $5.3 billion over the next two years – and translate it into long-term development assistance.

Sec. Clinton’s Remarks at Haiti Donors’ Conference

By: Staff Person
March 31, 2010

“I know we’ve heard these imperatives before – the need to coordinate our aid, hold ourselves accountable, share our knowledge, track results. But now, we cannot just declare our intentions…Therefore, this is not only a conference about what financially we pledge to Haiti. We also have to pledge our best efforts to do better ourselves – to offer our support in a smarter way, a more effective way that produces real results for the people of Haiti.”

MFAN Named “Leading Coalition” by Foreign Affairs

By: Staff Person
February 16, 2010

As part of Foreign Affairs’ “What to Read on Foreign Aid”, John Gershman cites MFAN as “the leading coalition of organizations in the United States working to reform U.S. foreign aid in line with a more strategic approach to development policy in general.”

Secretary Geithner Says U.S. Will Work with Partners to Help Rebuild Haiti

By: Staff Person
February 5, 2010

Treasury announced that the U.S. intends to seek a commitment with other donors for the relief of Haiti’s debt to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Development Association (IDA) in a manner that provides direct and immediate grant support to Haiti.

Noteworthy News – 1.29

By: Staff Person
January 29, 2010

This weekly posting includes key news stories and opinion pieces related to foreign assistance reform and the larger development community.