List of Foreign Aid articles
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refugees Aid Groups Say U.N. Resolutions on Syria Have Failed Completely
Worsening humanitarian conditions in the country mean that the Security Council deserves an "F" grade, the groups say.
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Rally on Capitol Hill Supports Possible US Military Strike On Syria America Is Losing the War in Syria
Moderate rebel groups are suffering. The Islamic State and Nusra are gaining ground. And Washington’s piecemeal efforts are worthless. Here’s a grand plan worth paying for.
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swissfranc Strong Swiss Franc Is Some Geneva-Based Aid Groups’ Latest Worry
The exchange rate swing means some organizations have less money to go around than they thought.
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148953951cropped U.N. Envoy to Somalia Warns Against Cutting Off Remittances
Money sent home by family members abroad is the “lifeblood” of the African country’s economy, but it’s getting harder to get the money over there.
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a460303848 U.N.’s Fear of Angering Assad Leaves Gap in Syria Aid Effort
U.N. effort to supply hundreds of thousands of Syrians in rebel-held areas with food, water, and medicine falling dangerously short.
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82979700chinarailcrop Red Train Rising
China's international rail expansion is booming. But not everything is chugging along smoothly.
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Ferguson Leaders in Glass Countries Shouldn’t Throw Stones
Ferguson, Eric Garner, and why the United States isn't fit to be the world's moral authority.
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image5cropped Sanctions Against Kurdish Groups Complicate Humanitarian Effort
Kurdish political groups remain on the U.S. terrorist list, even as they’ve become crucial allies in the Islamic State fight.
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John Moore/Getty Images Apply the Rigor of Investing to Foreign Aid
There's a reason Americans are confused about the value of overseas development assistance. And there's also a fix -- if the State Department gets serious about the next QDDR.
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Photos by Laurie Garrett Ebola Was Here
Ebola cases are dropping so rapidly that Liberians are talking about the disease in the past tense. They shouldn’t be.
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Laurie Garrett Journey to the Center of an Epidemic
From New York to Brussels to Dakar to Monrovia: Day One of the trip to see Ebola-ravaged Liberia, up close and personal.
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John Moore/Getty Images West Africa’s Financial Immune Deficiency
Health systems in Africa are ill-equipped to deal with Ebola. And that's partly the fault of IMF policies.
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Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Who’s Going to Get Rich Fighting the Islamic State?
Obama's small war means big profits -- and little oversight -- for defense contractors and hired guns.
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AP Photo Exclusive: Washington Wants NATO Allies to Help Retrain the Iraqi Military
With the Islamic State pulling ever closer to Baghdad, the Obama administration believes rebuilding the shattered Iraqi military could require up to 1,000 foreign trainers from the United States and its top European allies.
