humanitarian aid

According to Charles C. Griffin of the Brookings Institution, the fight against malaria has to be long-term and extensive.

Non-governmental organizations face increasing pressure as humanitarian needs grow and supplies become more expensive.

What are the two tragedies of the world's poor? The first is that children die every day from disease and malnutrition. The second is that aid has not changed that reality.

William Easterly presents an excerpt from his new book, The White Man's Burden - Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good.

Securing adequate funding is not sufficient to address the health-care needs of developing countries -- instead, policymakers must focus on increasing absorption capacity.

International commitments to increase foreign aid to African nations ignore the causes of poverty in those countries.