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July 2010
Coalition releases recommendations to improve US foreign aid
Global Washington—a coalition of 120 groups working in international development based in Seattle, Washington—has released a set of recommendations to improve the efficacy US foreign aid. The recommendations include:
- Creating a national strategy to clarify the goals of foreign aid.
- Aligning foreign aid with United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
- Providing the US Agency for International Development with more autonomy from the Departments of State and Defense.
- Basing aid on recipients' priorities and proportionally targeting countries most in need.
For more information, see the links below:
- Seattle Times
- Global Washington press release
- Global development through aid, partnerships, trade, and education: Recommendations from Global Washington (866 KB PDF)
