MFAN Partner Takes a Closer Look at the QDDR
“While there is much to applaud in the report, its shift towards a national security foundation for diplomacy and development raises significant concerns among development professionals. Over time, how...
View ArticleMFAN Partner Launches USAID Monitor
“The Monitor will focus on aid effectiveness, transparency, and the efficient use of federal funds to support U.S. foreign policy. It will track new initiatives begun by Administrator Shah as embodied...
View ArticleShah to Give Major Speech on Development
Since being sworn in as the 16th administrator of USAID on January 7th, Dr. Rajiv Shah has taken a number of steps to position U.S. development efforts as a critical and dynamic component of U.S....
View ArticleMFAN Statement: USAID Administrator’s Tough Speech Heralds New Development...
In an extraordinary and hard-hitting speech today, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Raj Shah laid out the clear progress that is being made in changing the U.S....
View ArticleShowing US leadership through innovation in foreign assistance
Sara Messer, policy manager for aid effectiveness, at MFAN Partner ONE, recently posted a blog about the reoccurring themes of innovation and competitiveness in President Obama's State of the Union...
View ArticleWilson Center’s Sewell weighs in on QDDR
In a recent post on the Wilson Center’s “The New Security Beat” blog, senior scholar John Sewell offers his perspective on the State Department’s Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR),...
View ArticleMFAN Co-Chairs on the Facts on Foreign Aid
Though a sliver of our overall budget, U.S. foreign assistance delivers a real return-on-investment. The Obama administration and Congress need to support these programs and work together to make them...
View ArticleCelebrating International Women’s Day
Tuesday, March 8 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, but MFAN Partner Women Thrive Worldwide is drawing attention to the importance of women's empowerment a few days early....
View ArticleMFAN Statement: Development Must Play a Larger Role in QDDR Legislation
While S. 3341 rightly seeks to codify a review of U.S. diplomacy and development programs every four years, the lack of emphasis on a strong and independent development voice implies backsliding in our...
View ArticleMFAN Welcomes Second Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
April 29, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – This statement is delivered on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network by Co-Chairs George Ingram, Carolyn Miles, and Connie Veillette: Yesterday, Secretary...
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