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Foundation Helps Volunteers Strategize Post-Assignment Career

International service organizations do not always have the resources to give their volunteers a leg up into graduate school, a technical skill for a paid job, or even a well-rounded debriefing session. A small Seattle-based foundation is offering help.

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Macedonia Deputy PM: Rising EU Aid Requires Effective Management

As it continues the European Union accession process, Macedonia is benefiting from larger amounts of European aid. Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Bocevski talks about contracting opportunities and the complex process of building capacity in government and beyond.

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“I fully envision some of the priorities will have to shift, and shift so that there’s more of a recovery and reconstruction focus.”

U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah on the the U.S. government’s plan to divert some funding from its Pakistan aid law to flood relief

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Donald Kaberuka: AfDB Now 'World-Class'

After 10 years of financial restructuring and operational reforms, Africa can now be proud of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka said.

Jordan Sees 2010 Foreign Aid to Hit USD1.3B

The Jordanian government expects the country to receive USD1.3 billion in foreign aid by the end of 2010.

The United Nations has failed to fully incorporate the role of employment and income equality in combating poverty, researchers of the global agency said in a report.

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DfID Seeks Suggestions for Implementing Aid Transparency Initiative

The U.K. Department for International Development has opened an online discussion to help it decide how to implement its aid transparency initiative

European Union finance ministers are due to meet in Brussels today (Sept. 6) and tomorrow to discuss the bloc’s stance on the overhaul of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board.