August 20, 2009
Obama, Clinton: Elevating Women's Issues but Not Global Development?
This blog entry also appeared on the Huffington Post.
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April 6, 2009
Radelet, Lancaster, and Natsios Call for Autonomous Development Voice at Senate Hearing
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development held a hearing last week on “USAID in the 21st Century: What Do We Need for the Task at Hand?” CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet, Georgetown professor and CGD visit
March 23, 2009
Open Letter to the President and Congress on Global Development and Foreign Assistance Reform
An open letter to President Obama and congressional leaders on the importance of global development and foreign assistance reform was published in Politico last week on behalf of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) and signed by more than 150 influential individuals and organizations. The letter says, in part:
March 13, 2009
Women and Girls Here...or Everywhere?
The Executive Order signed by President Obama this week creating the White House Council on Women and Girls signals that the Administration recognizes that special consideration is warranted to make sure government policies and programs don't reinforce discrimination against women and girls -- and in some instances should spur extra efforts to overcome gender-related economic and social
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