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3 April 2009

'Dead Aid,' Dead Wrong

The broad American belief that foreign aid is stuffed down tropical rat holes has been recently reinforced by a young Zambian, Oxford-trained economist named Dambisa Moyo. Her book, "Dead Aid," has launched her as a conservative celebrity, feted by Steve Forbes and embraced by the Cato Institute. And the book is something of a marvel: Seldom have so many sound economic arguments been employed to justify such disastrously wrongheaded conclusions.
Washington Post
24 March 2009

The Future of Foreign Assistance

This report by the Council for Foreign Relations urges the United States to "stay the course in health and development aid goals". The report notes that "no question of disease, survival or longevity can be separated from larger development issues, food security or humanitarian crises". The section most relevant to WFP and food assistance starts on page 24.
The Chronicle - US Council on Foreign Relations
3 March 2009

What Do African Women Eat?

Mathilde Savy and her teams have investigated this question in Burkina Faso for 3 years. In rural areas, they found that women's diet was very monotonous, based on cereals, vegetables and condiments. Meat, fish and fruits were rare and reserved for men.
Liberation
25 February 2009

Malawi: Cheaper Recipe for Treating Hungry Children

A peanutty paste has revolutionized the treatment of chronically malnourished children. It's a ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) that here in Malawi is called Plumpy'nut Chiponde.
IRIN News
18 February 2009

Arrested Development

USAID has become ineffective because it is underfunded, understaffed, and losing influence. The next president should revive it by either making it autonomous or elevating it to a cabinet-level department.
Foreign Affairs