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Obama: The Goal is Development, Not Aid

"The U.S. is changing the way we do business." With those words, President Obama, who arrived in New York Wednesday and took center stage late afternoon on Day 3 of the massive United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit, announced an ambitious, even radical, overhaul of American foreign policy, investment, and...

Sanitation Efforts Target Sea of Sewage in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Aug. 24) -- Amy Ross navigates the filthy, feces-strewn backstreets here in flip-flops and a miniskirt, bobbing along quite happily, giving the distinct impression that she's either been in this city too long or not long enough. Ross is a program manager for Sustainable Organic Integrated...

Hunger Is Afghanistan's Biggest Killer

(Nov. 6) -- Death by violence has become tragically commonplace in Afghanistan -- for Afghans, foreign troops and aid organizations alike. But a far more efficient killer stalks the Afghan people: hunger. An estimated 25 times as many Afghan citizens die every year as a result of hunger and poverty than from violence,...

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