Foreign Aid
Best resources for better understanding how and why the United States provides various forms of assistance to other countries.
North Korea Loses Missile and Food Aid
The United States has cut promised food aid to North Korea in the wake of that country's failed missile launch on April 12, 2012.
United States Continues Its Efforts Against Kony
An update of U.S. efforts in central Africa against Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army.
Obama's Policies Toward Israel
A look at Barack Obama's policies toward Israel in light of the 2012 AIPAC meeting.
The Marshall Plan
The post-World War II Marshall Plan to help the recovery of Europe was the grandfather of all U.S. foreign aid projects.
Building In Afghanistan
U.S. foreign aid to Afghanistan attempts to bolster governmental and economic foundations before 2014 when Afghanistan transitions to self-sufficiency.
US Congress Blocks Aid To Palestine
The United States Congress as frozen aid to Palestine.
Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET)
The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) monitors global climate, agricultural, and market conditions in an attempt to predict and prepare for famines.
Rethinking American Foreign Aid
A blue-bibbon panel recommends big changes to U.S. foreign aid. Keith Porter - your About Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy - has the story.
U.S. Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development is the lead agency for planning, coordinating and delivering foreign assistance around the world.
Finance and Development
The Finance and Development unit within the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs coordinates American aid and investment abroad.
United Nations Development Program
UNDP is the international version of America's Agency for International Development. 166 nations participate.
Human Development Reports
These annual reports from the United Nations provide hard, comparative data on the quality of life in every country on the planet.
Global Interdependence Initiative
This initiative of the Aspen Institute gathers data on the effective use of foreign assistance and provides new frames (or ways of discussing) the role of aid in U.S. foreign policy.
The US and Foreign Aid Assistance
GlobalIssues.org offers this detailed look at the size and effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid.
The World Bank
The World Bank, led by former U.S. official Paul Wolfowitz, works on economic development and poverty reduction. U.S. contributions to the bank are a major part of America's foreign assistance.
Los Angeles Times: The New Foreign Aid
The four part series from the Los Angeles Times examines how the money foreign workers send back home, known as remittances, is now a significant part of foreign aid worldwide.