Global development and foreign aid
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| | InterAction partner release (Feb. 20, 2013):U.S. NGOs urge Administration and Congress to increase humanitarian funding |
U.S. House may vote Thursday on Foreign Aid appropriations. In real terms, a 10 percent cut to bilateral global health funding would mean:
- 26,000 more babies born with HIV from lack of preventative services
- 400,000 AIDS-affected orphans and vulnerable children who will lose food, education and livelihood assistance
- 4.2 million fewer people treated for malaria, and 1.7 million fewer insecticidal bet nets
- Nearly 1 million fewer children would get vaccines that prevent tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, flu, and hepatitis B
(Sources: Estimates are from the American Foundation for AIDS Research, GAVI Alliance, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria) |
Press releases
Resources for journalists
- InterAction's funding recommendations for FY12 (PDF)
- Dr. Kent Hill's testimony on drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (PDF)
- Joint letter from NGOs urges U.S. legislators to avoid making disproportionate cuts to 2012 Foreign Affairs funding (PDF)
- Joint letter from humanitarian organizations on FY12 appropriations (PDF)
- Joint NGO letter to Senate leadership on Humanitarian Accounts
- Joint statement on U.S. funding for child survival and maternal health: UNICEF, World Vision, Save the Children, American Red Cross
- An open letter to the U.S. Senate from faith-based leaders