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STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Americans who volunteer for the Peace Corps get a chance to help improve lives in developing countries. They also get a chance to le
The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is reorienting its development work around two very simple principles. First, the purpose of our foreign assistance must be ending its need to exist, said USAID Administrator Mark Green. That's
Badly-needed tents have been flown to China's earthquake disaster zone in the latest delivery of aid from Britain. The first of three jumbo jetloads of 5,000 tents arrived at Chengdu airport and will give shelter to 30,000 people made homeless by th
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Does Foreign Aid Work? Opinions Are Divided By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, December 19, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Foreign aid is an im
United States congressional committees have rejected proposals to sharply cut spending for U.S. diplomatic and foreign assistance programs. In his first budget, President Donald Trump called for a reduction of nearly one third in the State Department
By Cathy Majtenyi Mekele 21 March 2006 The northern Ethiopian region, Tigray, is plagued with inconsistent rainfall, environmental degradation, poor quality soils and other problems, making the area p
Palestinians sit next to bags of food aid, distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in the West Bank village of Sanour near Jenin, 17 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged to move forward with $400 million in aid
Two aid workers, in Central African Republic were taken at gunpoint on Sunday from the town of Birao, a few kilometers from the borders of Chad and Sudan. The kidnappings are the latest in a string of attacks on international aid workers. Kate Thoma
The United Nations food agency has suspended aid work in the southern Philippines after a spate of deadly bombings in the region. The U.N. World Food Program feeds more than 300,000 families displaced by conflict in the southern Philippines. On Wedn
DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump's budget proposal is all about hard power, increasing U.S. military might while slashing aid to other countries, the thinking being there are enough problems to deal with at home. But these historic cuts in foreign
IN THE NEWS - Aid for Tsunami Victims By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, January 08, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. AP Photo Kofi Annan says helping survivors of the
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 29 February 2008 The United Nations is asking for $32 million in immediate humanitarian aid for the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN's humanitarian coordinator, Toby Lanzer, says the aid will help stabilize a volat
By Zulima Palacio Washington 08 May 2008 Although the government and researchers halted most clinical trials for an AIDS vaccine, a research institute in Baltimore continues its work on the most deadly virus of our times. Vaccine trials were stopped
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 07 May 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the government of Burma to speed the arrival of aid workers and relief supplies to the cyclone-devastated country. From United Nations headquarters in New Yor
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 February 2008 During the past decade, more than 350 million people from around the world have been forced to flee their homes as a result of natural disaster and conflict. When disaster strikes, aid agencies rush food, medic
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 October 2007 One of the last foreign aid agencies working in the self-declared Somaliland region in East Africa has suspended operations because of tension between Somaliland and its neighbor, Puntland. As Nick Wadhams repo
Negotiating Medical Aid in Conflict Zones The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders works in many of the worlds hot spots, including Somalia, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories. However, humanitarian assistance often depends on delicate
Duke Mu of the state of Lu sent his sons to the states of Jin and Chu to occupy high positions in their governments.His minister Li Chu said,If your son is drowning and you send for a man from the state of Yue so far away to come and save the chi
The United States Thursday suspended most of its aid program to Mauritania because of this week's military ouster of the elected government there. U.S. food aid to the north African state will continue. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Dep
By Noel King Masisi 16 October 2007 Humanitarian officials warn a crisis in eastern Congo's war-torn North Kivu Province is deepening with each passing day. A new eruption of fighting between rebels and the Congolese army has sent thousands of civili