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South African minister hits out at UK over canceled aid

CNBCMay 9, 2013 14:42
South Africa's Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, has accused the UK of misleading his government over its plans to cut aid to the country.

USAID in Russia will cease its programs after decision by Russian government

September 18, 2012 16:33
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The State Department promised continued involvement with Russian NGOs, in spite of a new law that could make that difficult.
June 14, 2012 17:35

Examining the Global Fund: Successes, failures and challenges ahead

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation held a live webcast discussing the recent changes to the Global Fund, an international financing institution that supports international prevention, treatment and care programs for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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The Kaiser Family Foundation held a live webcast yesterday discussing the recent changes to the Global Fund, an international financing institution that supports international prevention, treatment, and care programs for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Panelists discussed the fund's new strategy and what this strategy means for the global fight against these three diseases.
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June 13, 2012 11:15

USAID's Rajiv Shah: ‘End preventable child deaths in a generation’

On the eve of the Child Survival Call to Action, Rajiv Shah speaks about the need to focus efforts on five countries that have 50 percent of all preventable child deaths.
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Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of USAID. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
Rajiv Shah, administrator for the US Agency for International Development, spoke with GlobalPost’s John Donnelly on the eve of the Child Survival Call to Action, held in Washington on Thursday and Friday. Shah talked about the need to focus efforts on five countries that have 50 percent of all preventable child deaths. But he said this new effort will not mimic the US global AIDS initiative, which focused efforts on 15 countries, and instead will rely on many governments’ commitments to saving the lives of children. Currently, experts estimate that 7.6 million children die needlessly each year from preventable causes.
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March 22, 2012 13:47

7 breakdowns in Haiti's rebuilding efforts

Haitians losing patience with camp life and poor governance as fundamental problems remain.
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A woman drinks water in the street on March 6, 2012 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Two years after the 7.0 magnitude quake that killed an estimated 316,000 people, much of Haiti is still in a crisis situation with tens of thousands living in tent camps in and around Port-au-Prince. A growing concern to international donors is a flare-up between ex-members of Haiti's armed forces and the current Haitian President Michel Martelly. (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)

A.W. Berry is the winner of the Helium-Universal Giving Citizen Journalism Contest "Haiti's Earthquake: Two Years After." Berry is a financial writer with professional experience in real estate and financial services. He has written for various consumer and financial websites has been a regular content contributor at Helium.com.

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Four months and $2M US tax dollars later, Haiti’s new Parliament building sits unfinished and unused

March 19, 2012 07:25
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The building is scattered with woodwork trimmings and debris from a costly ongoing renovation paid for by the Haitian treasury because legislators say the US never finished the job.

Bill Gates pledges $750M to fight AIDS, TB and malaria at Davos

January 26, 2012 11:07
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will inject $750 million into the Global Fund through a promissory note, adding to the $650 million that the charity has already contributed since the fund’s launch
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